Jyoti Randhawa turned in a one-over 72 to be tied 62, while Shiv Kapur carded a two-over 73 to languish at tied 87.
On a rollercoaster day, Jeev sank three birdies and the hole-in-one against three bogeys for a strong start to his campaign.
Jeev had a poor start when he stumbled on a bogey in the second hole and although he made amends with a birdie at the eighth, a ninth hole bogey had him one-over at the turn.
On resumption, the Chandigarh golfer hit another birdie-bogey patch at the 11th and 12th hole before he the hole-in-one on the par-three 13th and followed it up with a birdie at the 15th to end the day positively.
Thomas Bjorn blasted a five-under 66 to share the lead with England’s Nick Dougherty, Scotland’s Alan McLean and South African David Frost.
Published 05 June 2009, 18:48 IST