Jeev Milkha Singh

Tokyo: Jeev Milkha Singh primed himself for another good week as he birdied two of the last three holes to come back with a three-under 67 that put him in a share for sixth place for the season-ending Golf Nippon Series JT Cup at the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club.

With only 28 players teeing up in the tournament, a big day awaits all finishes as there is no cut in the event.

Jeev, who notched his maiden Japan Tour win and also the third worldwide win this year of the Casio World Open last week, is two shots behind joint leaders Wayne Perske and Hiroyuki Fujiota.

Perske had a brilliant run from the third to the seventh as he was six-under for the stretch with four birdies and one eagle.

Fujita had six birdies and one bogey in his 65. Three players Tommy Nakajima, Liang Wen Chong of China and Shingo Katayama share the third place at four-under 66 each and then there are four players including Jeev, Keiichiro Fukabori, Kaname Yokoo and Toru Taniguchi.

Jeev started with a series of five pars before he sank his first birdie on fifth and then came four more pars before a birdie on 11th put him two-under at that stage.

Bogeys on 12th and 15th, with a birdie sandwiched in between on 13th brought him down to one-under. Then closing birdies on 16th and 17th saw him finish at 67 and sixth.

Jeev managed only 61 per cent green in regulation, but he had a great day on the greens needing just 26 to go around 18 holes.