2006 JPGA: Jeev Milkha WINS Season Ending Golf Nippon Series JT Cup!!!

[jaydeep]

At Casio World Open 2006 - Final Standing (JPGA Tour)

1 Jeev Milkha Singh 66 69 69 68  -16  ￥28,000,000

Winning by 2 strokes from 2nd place David Smail. 

Jaydeep.

[ajay]

Jaydeep, good to see you here at this moment. Its time for celebration. I'm now so eager to see Jeev's ranking on Monday. The target for WR50 is now well within grasp of Jeev.

[jaydeep]

Yes Ajay, I m also very excited to see his ranking on the monday ... Probably he will be around 55, what do u think???

I was waiting to see score update ... And avoided to put message after Suresh and Kumar's jinx predictions ...

Jaydeep.

[suresh]

Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss 

[ajay]

I also think that he'll be little short of top 50. Jeev is going to play two more tournaments this year. One more good  performance will do the job.

[jaydeep]

Definetly, considering his current solid form ... Reaching inside top 50 will open many doors for him.

What a performance from Jeev ... Weeks after weeks he is producing scintillating performance and giving us moments to enjoy ... Heartly congratulation for his long waiting first win on Japan Tour.

Ajay, please send him congratulatory message from all of us for his this exciting win.

Jaydeep.

[ajay]

I just sent him a congratulatory message, thanking him for providing these great moments. It has been just an unelievable and a breakthrough year for Jeev, just like Sania's last year. 

Here is his picture with the trophy.

[jaydeep]

Thanks Ajay for doing the needful.

Jeev's this win comes after his wrist injury few weeks back on Japan tour .. Amazing player.

Jaydeep.

[ajay]

Here is the news article along with Jeev comments.
SUPER SINGH CLAIMS THIRD WIN OF THE YEAR
Some quotes from the article:

It has been a remarkable year for Singh, who had earlier won the Volvo China Open in April and Volvo Masters in Spain in October. Last week, he clinched his first ever Asian Tour's UBS Order of Merit title after finishing joint third in the UBS Hong Kong Open.

"I played really solid. The weather was not good as it was raining and cold but I played nicely. I went out there and birdied the first hole and putted well the whole round," said Singh.

"This is my first win in Japan. I've been close a few times. I've now won on three different Tours this season, it can't get any better than this. God has been good to me. It's been a perfect year."

Smail pushed Singh all the way and narrowed the gap to one stroke with a birdie on 17. Singh needed an up and down to save par on 17 and then birdied his last hole for a two-stroke triumph. "David played rock solid, it was an excellent match," said Singh.

In all, Singh carded five birdies against a lone bogey and victory is poised to push him up on the Official World Golf Ranking where he is presently ranked 63rd. The Indian star is looking to break into the top-50 which will earn him an invitation to the US Masters next April.

"I'm not sure where I'll be when the rankings come out on Monday but hopefully, it'll be good enough for me to get into the top-50," he said.

[PKBasu]

Fantastic stuff from Jeev. He is absolutely in the zone, and winning almost everywhere at the moment. If he continues on this hot streak, he will be a contender in the Majors next year. Definitely our first genuinely world-class golfer (although Arjun and Daniel have been playing on the PGA tour and come close to winning tournaments there, they have never done what Jeev has achieved just in the past two months -- winning titles on the APGA, JPGA and EPGA, the latter two being very significant victories).

[jayakris]

Man, is he hot or what? 

Jay

[ajay]

Jeevs targets another season ending tournament, this time it is the Japan tour event Golf Nippon Series JT Cup. It is a restricted event with very few top players from the money list and all winners of this season. As a result only 26 players qualify for the tournament. C'mon Jeev! Go for the win!

[jaydeep]

Steady start by Jeev in season ending Nippon Series JT Cup ... He scored 5 birdies and 3 bogeys in his round ... Currently he is 2 strokes behind leader.

At Golf Nippon Series JT Cup, - First Round

T6 Jeev Milkha Singh  67  -3

[Prem]

Excellent start by Jeev to be in TOP 6 after day 1......

[ajay]

Yes, a good round by Jeev as he is only two strokes behind the leader. If he had two less bogeys, once again he might have landed on the top of the leaderboard. I think in last 8 rounds before this round, Jeev had been on the top of the leaderboard 6 times. He has been playing so good that our expectations are sky high. I do expect him to win this tournament - anything else will be a little disappointment. Right now Jeev is in a good position and let's wait and see how he consolidates his poition tomorrow.