Augusta (Georgia), Apr 10 (PTI) Playing partner Tiger Woods' comforting words calmed his nerves as Jeev Milkha Singh regained his composure to card a one-under 71 for a share of the 28th spot after the opening round of the Masters golf tournament here.
With large crowds following his group, Jeev conceded he was nervous playing with 14-time major winner Woods and Stewart Cink before a little help from the iconic American and Jeev's own solid play helped him settle down.
"It was tough when I was starting out and you're a little nervous. But after that it was fine. Tiger was very nice and made me comfortable," Jeev said.
"I'll try to better the score tomorrow and see what comes my way," said the Indian.
Jeev began on a strong note, with a flawless front nine where he birdied the sixth hole from five feet.
Things went little haywire on his way back but to his credit, Jeev never let things go beyond his control.
His back nine journey began and ended in similar fashion, with a bogey, and he found the greenside trap on the 10th hole.
A glorious three-iron approach set him up for eagle on the par five 13th hole but he failed to build on the momentum, dropping a shot at the next despite having only a nine iron in hand from the middle of the fairway. PTI
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