<p>Jeev Milkha Singh strung five birdies in a row on the back nine during his 4-under 68, in the inaugural staging of the Legends Tour Trophy.</p>.<p>He had six birdies against two bogeys on the Jack Nicklaus-designed course here, at the Hanbury Manor Marriott Hotel & Country Club.</p>.<p>Jeev’s 68 placed him in a tie for sixth, as Sweden’s Joakim Haeggman and Welshman Stephen Dodd shared the lead after the opening day.</p>.<p>The duo shot 6-under 66 each, while three players — South Africa’s James Kingston, Welshman Bradley Dredge and Scotsman Grieg Hutcheon — were tied third with 5-under 67 each.</p>.<p>Jeev, who had six birdies and two bogeys in a stretch from eighth to 15th, including five birdies in a row from 11th to the 15th, was tied-sixth with the tournament host, England’s Simon Khan, Lionel Alexandre of France, Sweden’s Niclas Fasth and Italy’s Emanuele Canonica.</p>.<p>It has been a good run for Jeev, who was tied-14th at the Senior Open in Wales and then fifth at JCB Championships, which was cut short to 36 holes due to inclement weather.</p>.<p>Jeev, playing with Michael Campbell and Canonica, had seven pars to start with and then dropped a shot on eighth.</p>.<p>He got that back on the ninth and turned in even par, but fell back with a bogey on 10th and then went on a birdie-spree with five in a row, closing with three pars for 68.</p>.<p>Haeggman’s 66 was a bogey-free round and it was matched by Dodd’s eight birdies and two bogeys.</p>.<p>The co-leader Dodd was positive about his round, with the Welshman at the top of the group of sixteen golfers who shot in the sixties.</p>.<p>Kingston, Hutcheon and Dredge went around in 67.</p>.<p>The host, Khan, who is the 2010 PGA Championship winner, shot 4-under 68 with six birdies and two bogeys.</p>
<p>Jeev Milkha Singh strung five birdies in a row on the back nine during his 4-under 68, in the inaugural staging of the Legends Tour Trophy.</p>.<p>He had six birdies against two bogeys on the Jack Nicklaus-designed course here, at the Hanbury Manor Marriott Hotel & Country Club.</p>.<p>Jeev’s 68 placed him in a tie for sixth, as Sweden’s Joakim Haeggman and Welshman Stephen Dodd shared the lead after the opening day.</p>.<p>The duo shot 6-under 66 each, while three players — South Africa’s James Kingston, Welshman Bradley Dredge and Scotsman Grieg Hutcheon — were tied third with 5-under 67 each.</p>.<p>Jeev, who had six birdies and two bogeys in a stretch from eighth to 15th, including five birdies in a row from 11th to the 15th, was tied-sixth with the tournament host, England’s Simon Khan, Lionel Alexandre of France, Sweden’s Niclas Fasth and Italy’s Emanuele Canonica.</p>.<p>It has been a good run for Jeev, who was tied-14th at the Senior Open in Wales and then fifth at JCB Championships, which was cut short to 36 holes due to inclement weather.</p>.<p>Jeev, playing with Michael Campbell and Canonica, had seven pars to start with and then dropped a shot on eighth.</p>.<p>He got that back on the ninth and turned in even par, but fell back with a bogey on 10th and then went on a birdie-spree with five in a row, closing with three pars for 68.</p>.<p>Haeggman’s 66 was a bogey-free round and it was matched by Dodd’s eight birdies and two bogeys.</p>.<p>The co-leader Dodd was positive about his round, with the Welshman at the top of the group of sixteen golfers who shot in the sixties.</p>.<p>Kingston, Hutcheon and Dredge went around in 67.</p>.<p>The host, Khan, who is the 2010 PGA Championship winner, shot 4-under 68 with six birdies and two bogeys.</p>