Hong Kong, 22-10-2015
Jeev shines on day one in Hong Kong, lies tied third, one behind leaders
India's Jeev Milkha Singh showed his early captaincy form for the EurAsia Cup with a comfortable five-under-65 to grab a share of third place at the UBS Hong Kong Open on Thursday. Jeev trailed the joint leaders Chinese Taipei's Lu Wei-chih and Italy's Andrea Pavan by one shot.
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Rahil Gangjee was tied for sixth together with compatriot SSP Chawrasia at four-under-66.
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Jeev Milkha Singh regained the trust in his driver and found himself back in a position not seen in a long while.
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He stumbled early with an opening bogey but found his way back with three birdies on holes three, four and six. The Indian dropped another shot on nine but stormed home in 32. The two-time Asian Tour Order of Merit winner added four more birdies to his card on the back-nine. ÂÂ
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“I've got a new driver now in the bag, and I'm hitting the ball much better. I think it's much easier when you get the ball in play off the tee, and then move on from there. So it's happening more often and I think that's why the numbers are coming up,†said Singh.
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The Asian Tour honorary member, who will lead Team Asia at next year's EurAsia Cup, was also delighted with his resurgence in form following a lean spell in Asia and Europe.
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“I think I needed a start like this and I'm going to give it my 100% like what I do every week and hopefully this is my week. I'm glad I'm putting myself in the right position and hopefully I can keep going like that from here, and move on to better things.
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“In this game, I think when the trust and the confidence comes back, you'll start putting the numbers on the board. I'm in that process right now and I'm feeling good,†said the six-time Asian Tour winner.
Rahil Gangjee and SSP Chawrasia were the other two Indians in the top-10. Chawrasia had an incredible run of five straight birdies from the 13th to the 17th during his opening round. Gangjee shot a bogey-free round.
Indian star Anirban Lahiri mixed four birdies with a bogey to be tied 12th at three-under-67. Lahiri nearly eagled the 10th with his second shot from 110 yards.
Gaganjeet Bhullar carded a one-under-69 to be tied 37th. Rashid Khan, Jyoti Randhawa and Shiv Kapur were a further shot behind in tied 54th. Arjun Atwal's 73 placed him tied 112th.
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