By Rahul Banerji
Jeev Milkha Singh went three-over 74 in the second round of the PGA Tour Champions qualifying tournament’s final stage to drop down the order on Wednesday.
The top five finishers at the Q School finals at Scottsdale earn tour cards for the 2023 season, according to the PGA Tour.
After opening with a first round 66 which put him in a tie for second place, Jeev fell to tied 27th place with one birdie, two bogeys and one double bogey at TPC Scottsdale for a two-day total of 2-under 140.
Jeev is now seven shots back from the projected mark to earn a PGA Tour Champions card.
Countryman Jyoti Randhawa carded a 71 for a 143 total in tied 43rd place.
Mark Walker, who started the day at T2 5-under, posted a bogey-free round that included four birdies and an eagle to take the lead at 11-under 131 after the second round.
“I’m not actually hitting it that well,” Walker said. “I’m hitting it in the fairway for the most part and I’m around the green, but I’m just putting outstanding.”
Walker added: “My caddie and I are reading the lines. It seems like every time we get a putt, we know exactly what it’s doing so it’s pretty simple now.
“I’m going to go to the range and work on it here a bit and hopefully get the balls tracking a little bit better and maybe shoot a better score tomorrow.”
Low round
Rick Garboski, who has made one career start on PGA Tour Champions, carded a nine-under 62, posting the lowest score from the second round.
After three bogeys on his card in the first round, he made a big jump in the second with seven birdies and an eagle to end the day in solo second at 10-under 132.
Fran Quinn, Richard Green and Jesus Rivas share a third-place lead with 36 holes remaining in the final stage.
At the end of four rounds, the top five finishers will be fully exempt into all open, full-field events for the 3023 PGA Tour Champions season.
In addition, players finishing sixth through 30th will be eligible to apply for Champions Associate Membership which will afford them entry to Champions weekly event qualifiers.
Also read: Jeev is T2 after opening round of Champions Tour Q-School
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