Jeev soars to tied sixth in rain-hit Italia Open

MILAN: Jeev Milkha Singh soared on the wings of a first-hole eagle and added five more birdies as he made a good upward move in the second round of the rain-hit Telecom Italian Open.

Jeev, who had a three-under 69 in the first round, was seven-under after 16 holes in second round, taking his total to ten-under with two more holes to go.

The Indian was tied sixth, four shots off the lead in a tournament cut to 54 holes.

Jeev, taking full advantage of the 'preferred lies rule' and putting beautifully, shot an eagle three on first and then bogeyed the second. He then added birdies on fourth, fifth, ninth, 10th, 14th and 15th holes to be seven-under for 15 holes.

The players are being allowed 'preferred lies rule' under which they lift, clean and place the ball on the fairways.

Meanwhile, Jyoti Randhawa recovered some ground as took some advantage of the 'preferred lies rule' to shoot three-under 69 in the second round play yesterday.