Sotogrande (Spain): Jeev Milkha Singh returns to the Volvo Masters of Europe on Thursday to defend his title.

With the continent’s top players — including eight former champions — jostling for glory, a decent finish in the 20th edition of the tournament would be a reasonable target for Jeev Milkha Singh.

Jeev had a fairytale season last year, which yielded four titles and the icing on the cake was his one-stroke victory over Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia and Padraig Harrington here.

He would need a miracle of sorts to repeat the feat but a top 10 finish should be good enough for Jeev, who will be joined by compatriot Jyoti Randhawa.

Jeev has been paired with Valderrama rookie Fredrik Andersson-Hed of Sweden, while Randhawa will have British Ryder Cup star Donald for company.

The event is expected to live up to its billing as a magnificent finale to the European season. (PTI)