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Done in by the treacherous back nine for the third day running, Jeev Milkha Singh finished tied 59th in the 106th edition of the US Open golf championship, which was won by Australia's Geoff Ogilvy.
Saddled by bogies on three of the last four holes, the Indian pro signed off with a six-over-par 76 that contained two birdies and eight bogeys.
Ogilvy was rewarded with his first Major for a par on the final hole, which claimed Phil Mickelson and Colin Montgomerie as victims with double bogeys. Jim Furyk bogeyed the 18th and Ogilvy beat the trio by one shot.
Jeev earned US $16,767, which would come handy for his money list position on the European Tour.
On each of the previous three days, Jeev was three-over for back nine and on final day he went four over. The No. 1 on UBS Asian Tour rankings accumulated a four-day total of 302 at the Winged Foot Golf Club.
This was the second time that Jeev qualified and played in all four rounds at the US Open, which is one of the toughest ever this time around. Not a single player broke par after four rounds, with Ogilvy totalling five-over-par 285.
American Ted Purdy, a former regular on the Asian Tour, finished a creditable tied 26th with rounds of 78, 71, 71 and 73 for a 293 total.
India's Jyoti Randhawa and Korea's Choi Kyung-ju missed the cut on Friday.