Defending champion Jeev Milkha Singh putted like a dream with a five-under 65 that brought him back into contention at the season-ending Nippon Series JT Cup golf here on Saturday. <br /><br />
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<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt">Jeev Milkha Singh</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Jeev, who won the title in 2006 and 2008 and finished third in between in 2007, was at five-under 205 at tied second, two shots behind South Korea's Kim Kyung Tae, who shot a sizzling six-under 64. <br /><br />Jeev shares the second place with Toshinori Muto (66) and the duo are two shots clear of overnight leader and now fourth placed Shigeki Maruyama (70), a past champion here. <br /><br />Jeev, who has won four times in Japan, including twice at this very event and course, has steadily moved from 10th to seventh to tied second. <br /><br />Jeev opened the third round with a double bogey, but over the next two holes, he made up with birdies, one of them a chip-in on the third. Birdies on sixth and ninth saw him turn in two-under. 

Defending champion Jeev Milkha Singh putted like a dream with a five-under 65 that brought him back into contention at the season-ending Nippon Series JT Cup golf here on Saturday

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