Jeev Milkha Singh's proud Major streak ended abruptly on Friday when he missed the cut at the British Open.
The Indian star improved by four shots with a second round of two-over-par 73 at Carnoustie but his eight-over-par 150 meant he would not feature in the weekend of a Major for the first time in five appearances.
Singh, last year's Asian Tour UBS Order of Merit champion, put up a brave fight, shooting four birdies but his card was littered with four bogeys and one double bogey.
"I couldn't get the putts to go in and there was no momentum. I made a lot of birdies. I tried and I was aggressive but I couldn't get it into the hole at the right time. I'm a bit disappointed about my Major run.
"Normally I'm pretty good but I think the British Open took it away from me. It was good experience, the first time for me here and I look forward to a lot more," said Singh.
With a stiff and cold breeze greeting the afternoon session players on the challenging Angus links, Singh started with a birdie on the third but two straight bogeys followed immediately before he picked up a shot on the par five sixth. His fight to stay in the British Open all but ended at the 10th which he double bogeyed.
"Conditions were tougher today than yesterday. It was windier. The only thing that I can take out of this is that it was a good learning experience. It's a tough course, it's different and that's part of learning," said Singh.
Singh, winner of four titles last year, will head to Germany next week before returning for back-to-back tournaments in the United States which culminates with the US PGA Championship, the year's final Major.
Then, he will take a short break to ease the aches and pains in his body due to a busy 2007 schedule.
"My focus will be to get back into my routine, practice more and try to get better with my physical health.
"I'm getting some minor injuries due to playing too much and I'm going to try and work on getting better. I need rest and I need to play less I guess," said Singh.
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