Jeev touches ebb, placed at season's lowest 64th in rankings

New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) A forgettable debut at The Open, where he failed to make the cut, saw Jeev Milkha Singh slipping seven places down the ladder to 64th -- his lowest this season -- in the latest official world golf rankings.

Jeev shot himself out of the weekend action after carding a horrendous eight-over 150 in two rounds at Carnoustie.

The Indian ace, who saw his rankings soar to World No 37 last year, has been way off the mark this season. He currently has 2.08 average points to his credit.

Compatriot Jyoti Randhawa (1.70) also lost a place to 86 due to inaction last week.

Among other Indians, Gaurav Ghei (1.01) was at 167th while off-colour Shiv Kapur (.68) dropped seven places to 249th.

Atop the leaderboard, The Open winner Padraig Harrington of Ireland moved to World Number six, equalling his highest ever ranking, while runners-up Spaniard Sergio Garcia returned to the top 10 in eighth position.

Tiger Woods (19.29), meanwhile, held the World Number one position for a total of 453 weeks with a lead over Phil Mickelson, the World Number two, who has 10.35 average points in his kitty.

UNI