Sports | Posted on Dec 09, 2008 at 11:37am IST

Golfer Jeev reaches 36th in world rankings

CNN-IBN

New Delhi: Golfer Jeev Milkha Singh has touched a career-high ranking of 36 in world rankings after his win in Golf Nippon Series JT Cup in Japan on Sunday.

Jeev, who got 24 points for his win in Japan, now has two wins in his last three tournaments.

He had won Barclay's Singapore Open, before his win in Japan. He has already won the Asian Tour Order of Merit title this year, with record earnings of $1.44 million.

He also finished tied 11th at UBS Hong Kong Open.

The last time he finished the year within the top 50 was in 2006, when he was ranked 37th. The next best Indian in world rankings after Jeev is Jyoti Randhawa, who is ranked 147.

Arjun Atwal (201), SSP Chowrasia (324), Shiv Kapur (433) and Gaurav Ghei (472) follow Randhawa.

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