Tokyo: Jeev Milkha Singh failed to qualify for next month’s British Open after finishing tied sixth in the Mizuno Open Golf Championship here on Sunday.

Jeev managed to fire three birdies in the last four holes, but it still left him short of a top-four finish he needed to make it to the British Open.

Korea’s S. K. Ho was a comfortable winner as he carded a final round of 71 and a total of 14-under 274 to win by three shots over Japan’s Tatsu Ichihara (69) and David Smail (71).

Jeev was in the bunch for tied sixth at eight-under 280 alongwith Thai Thammannoon Srirot (70) and two Japanese players ? Tomhiro Kondo (70) and Tohsinori Muto (70).

In Edinburgh, Jyoti Randhawa overcame a poor front nine to close with a birdie and a card of 74 to be in tied 37th place after three rounds in the Johnnie Walker Golf Championship at the PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles.

Randhawa had bogeys on the first, seventh and ninth before he recovered with birdies on the 10th and 12th. A bogey on the 13th and a closing birdie on the 18th saw him finish at 74.

In Potomac, a fine round of five birdies saw Daniel Chopra card a four-under 67 and leap from tied eighth to tied third after three rounds at the Booz Allen Classic on the US PGA Tour.

Arjun Atwal missed the cut after second round.

(PTI)