Jeev finishes tied ninth in Scottish Open

Jeev Milkha Singh squandered his last chance to qualify for next week's British Open, carding a final-round one-over 72 in the Barclays Scottish Open to sign off tied ninth in the USD 5.92 million event in Glasgow. The seasoned Indian pro needed to finish among the top-five to get a berth in the British Open but a late slump put paid to his hopes and he finished with a total of seven-under 277. Jeev made a disappointing start to his final round, stumbling to a bogey on the first hole, but he made amends with back-to-back birdies on the sixth and seventh to make the turn one-under. His backward journey turned out to be disappointing as he went birdie-less, besides compounding his woes with a bogey-brace on the 12th and 13th. At the top, Graeme McDowell (68) clinched the title by two strokes after totalling 13-under 271 with... [read full story]