According to information reaching here, Jeev shot two bogies on either half of his journey and a solitary eagle on the 522-yard par-5 11th hole to aggregate one-under 283 for the tournament.

It was a crushing blow for the Indian ace who was leading the tournament at one stage after 31 holes. It also jeopardised his chances of getting a direct entry into the British Open starting at Carnoutsie from July 15th.

Top five in the Order of Merit this season, after all the exemptions, get direct invitation to play the major championship. Jeev dropped to 27th in the Volvo European PGA Tour Order of Merit after the tournament. His last chance of getting a direct entry comes this week in the StandardLife Loch Lomond tournament which begins on Thursday.

The tournament was won by Spanish sensation Sergio Garcia, nicknamed `El Nino' for his devastating play.

SCORES (after 72 holes): 1st: 268 -- Sergio Garcia (Esp) 69+68+67+64; 2nd. 271 -- Angel Cabrera (Arg) 70+66+66+69; 3rd: 273 -- Jarrod Moseley (Aus) 66+69+69+69; T-4th: 276 -- Eamonn Darcy (Ire) 68+67+71+70, Miguel Angel Martin (Esp) 71+71+72+62, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 70+66+71+69; T-29th: 283 -- Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 66+69+75+73.

Simi 73rd

The lone Indian on the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association (LPGA) Tour, Simi Mehra shot a three-over 74 on the final day to finish 73rd in the $900,000 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic, which concluded at the par-71 Highland Meadows Course in Sylvania, Ohio, on Sunday.

The tournament was won by defending champion Se Ri Pak who was involved in a six-way playoff with Australian Karrie Webb and Mardi Lunn, Sherri Steinhauer, Carin Koch and Kelli Kuehne.All the players weretied at eight-under 276 after 72 holes. Pak made a 12-footer uphill birdie putt on the first playoff hole to win her second title of the season.