Shizuoka: A birdie on the last hole gave Jeev Milkha Singh a one-under 71 on Day I of the Omazaeki golf tournament on Thursday. Jeev is in tied 30th place.

Soushi Tajima, with six-under 65, took an early lead.

Tajima went on a birdie spree with five birdies on the last six holes. He needed a mere eight putts for his second nine as he was in blistering form.

Three players ? Sushi Ishigaki, Yutaka Horinouchi and Paul Sheehan ? shared the second place at five-under 66.

Sk Ho, flying in straight from Hoylake after finishing as the best Asian Tour player in 11th place at last week’s British Open, was tied fifth at four-under. (PTI)