Singh And Noh Perform Well
June 12, 2012

Former Asian Tour number ones Jeev Milkha Singh of India and Korean prodigy Noh Seung-yul enjoyed top-10 performances in Europe and the United States respectively over the weekend.

Singh, Asia’s Order of Merit champion in 2006 and 2008, posted rounds of 73, 66, 68 and 70 for an 11-under-par 277 total to finish equal seventh at the Nordea Masters in Sweden. It was his first top-10 in Europe this season.

Thai ace Thongchai Jaidee, who was victorious in the ISPS Handa Wales Open two weeks ago, settled for tied 59th place in the European Tour event.

England’s Lee Westwood won the tournament with a 269 total.

In the St Jude Classic, Noh, the 2010 Order of Merit winner and the youngest player to reach number one in Asia, finished joint seventh with rounds of 67, 69, 72 and 66 for a six-under-par 274 total, just three shots behind winner Dustin Johnson.

It was Noh’s second top-10 in what is his rookie season in the US which also includes six other top-25s.

India’s Arjun Atwal, the Asian Tour number one in 2003, finished tied 19th with rounds of 67, 74, 70 and 66. In the midst of remodeling his golf swing, the Indian ace said on the micro-blogging site Twitter that he was happy with his progress.

“I’m getting better. All the changes I’ve made are finally starting to feel comfortable,” Atwal wrote.

Sweden’s Daniel Chopra, a former Asian Tour winner, finished tied 27th on 279.