Jeev moves up to tied 7th at Nordea Masters

Stockholm: Still searching for his first top-10 finish on the European tour this season, Jeev Milkha Singh carded a four-under 68 and moved to tied seventh after the third round of the Nordea Masters at Bro Hof Slott golf club in Stockholm.

Jeev is now nine-under through three rounds and seven adrift of the leader - Lee Westwood (68) at 16-under.

India's other player in the field, Shiv Kapur missed the cut earlier after the second round.

India\'s other player in the field, Shiv Kapur missed the cut earlier after the second round.

Westwood retained his three-shot lead with a round to go, but his game was not as good as the second round when he shot 64. Yet Westwood was three clear of Ross Fisher who had a bogey-free 65 with seven birdies.

Jeev, who had his best result of 2011 at the same event, began with three birdies on the first three holes. He dropped a bogey on the fifth but quickly hit back with a birdie on the sixth. Thereafter, he had just one birdie on 13th and no more bogeys for a card of 68.

Swedish hopes of a third consecutive home win in this event after Richard S Johnson and Alex Noren's triumphs look best placed with Peter Hanson (69).

The Ryder Cup star had a difficult front-nine with a birdie and a double bogey. Then he holed a 15-footer at the 10th and had three more birdies for an inward 32 and an overall 69.

That left Hanson 12-under overall, four back with a round to play.

Noren continued his remarkable recovery from an opening 74 with a second successive 66 to move into fifth on 10-under, alongside compatriot Michael Jonzon.

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