By IANS
Oakmont (US) : India's Jeev Milkha Singh finished tied 36th as Argentine Angel Cabrera won the US Open golf tournament. Tiger Woods failed to sink a 20-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at the Oakmont Country club in Pittsburgh.
With three holes left to play Cabrera, who finished on a one under 69 for the day and five over for the championship, already looked like a sure winner.
Indian golfer dropped one place to be tied 36th after he carded a five over-70 in the final round to have a total of 18 over and ended with a total of 298. Jeev shares his place with Lee Westwood of Ianpoulter Britain, Shingo Katayama of Japan, Tom Jr. Pernice of US and Matthew Goggin of Australia.
Jeev started the day badly and had a bogey on the front nine but did well to fine five pars as well on the devilish course at Oakmont Country Club. On the back nine, it was much improved performance by the Indian as he found the elusive birdie on the 12th hole including a bogey on the 16th and 17th.
The Argentine was three under for the day and three over for the tournament and had a three shot lead over Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk playing one and two holes behind Cabrera.
Cabrera, 37, bogeyed the 16th and 17th and allowed Furyk, who birdied on the 13th, 14th and 15th his share of the lead. Woods, meanwhile, was playing consistent golf and was on two over on the day and one behind Cabrera and Furyk.
He must have been ruing his missed chances as he threw away birdie chances at the 12th, 13th and 15th, but pulled them wide at the hole.
So it was up to Furyk and Woods to take over the lead. But it seemed neither wanted to.
Furyk missed his eight-foot par putt on the 17th and then watched as his approach shot at the 18th roll to the very back of the green, leaving him a 30 foot putt to draw level with Cabrera. His determined putt did not even come close and the 2003 champion then tapped in to finish on 70 for the day and six over for the tournament.
More importantly though, he was one shot behind Cabrera, who had a par on the 18th to stay on five over for the tournament and 69 for the day.
Woods, meanwhile, had a five-foot putt on the par three 13th hole to close in on Cabrera, but in a rare show of nerves he missed, leaving behind the Argentine.