Jeev Milkha Singh is 2 under after first round at PGA Championship

By Larry Lage, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Jeev Milkha Singh travels the planet to play golf, trying to make a name for himself along the way. It has been a challenge. The 36-year-old from India is often mistaken as being a relative of Vijay Singh, or even the 45-year-old Fijian himself. In his own family, he's overshadowed by his father, Milkha Singh, an Olympic sprinter in 1960. Jeev Singh took a step toward meriting some recognition of his own Thursday by shooting a 2-under 68 that put him near the top of the leaderboard in the opening round of the PGA Championship. The loosely wound player takes his anonymity in stride. When someone thinks he is the three-time major champion and former top-ranked player with 54 victories around the world, or is related to him, he's got a pretty good retort. "I just... [read full story]                    

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