Benton Harbor (US), May 26 (PTI) Indian golfer Arjun Atwal rose to T-29 with a card of 68 in the third round of the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship here.

Atwal's first two rounds were 69 and 75 and he's now 1-under for three rounds.

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Earlier, India's Jeev Milkha Singh had missed the cut.

Ernie Els birdied his final hole for a 2-under 69, giving him a share of the lead with Greg Chalmers going into the final round.

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Chalmers, the left-handed Australian, had a 66 while making only two bogeys at the Harbor Shores Resort course that gave so many fits.

Els, a four-time major champion and among the best of his generation, was in great position to finally get a first major title on the senior circuit. This is his 17th senior major.

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