Sporting Digest: Golf

BELL'S SCOTTISH OPEN (Gleneagles) Final scores (GB and Irl unless stated): 271 J Parnevik (Swe) 64 66 70 71. 276 P Stewart (US) 71 69 67 69. 278 G Orr 70 72 72 64; J Rivero (Sp) 77 66 68 67. 279 P Way 69 74 70 66; S Torrance 73 65 71 70. 281 C O'Connor Jnr 71 70 70 70. 282 R Chapman 69 71 73 69; M Roe 73 72 68 69; R Lee 67 71 73 71; G Evans 69 68 73 72; S Lyle 73 67 69 73. 283 P Senior (Aus) 71 76 71 65; S Richardson 73 71 70 69; S Luna (Sp) 71 70 72 70. 284 A Webster 73 69 74 68; S Struver (Ger) 72 75 69 68; R Boxall 73 68 72 71; S Bowman (US) 73 69 71 71; P Baker 69 74 68 73. 285 H Selby-Green 78 68 71 68; P Fowler (Aus) 71 73 72 69; P Broadhurst 76 70 69 70. 286 I Woosnam 73 69 75 69; D Hammond (US) 73 71 71 71; B Barnes 70 76 68 72; E O'Connell 77 65 71 73; D Clarke 69 73 70 74; B Marchbank 73 67 70 76. 287 F Lindgren (Swe) 77 70 71 69; M Jiminez (Sp) 71 72 74 70; H Clark 76 71 70 70; E Romero (Arg) 72 70 74 71; R Davis (Aus) 73 73 70 71; G J Brand 73 73 70 71; C Cassells 73 74 69 71; D Waldorf (US) 72 75 68 72; B Lane 75 69 70 73. 288 M Martin (Sp) 73 73 72 70; A Oldcorn 74 71 72 71; J van de Velde (Fr) 72 71 73 72; M Lanner (Swe) 72 73 71 72; H Baiocchi (SA) 70 76 70 72; J Haeggman (Swe) 73 73 68 74; C Mason 72 67 74 75. 289 I Palmer (SA) 72 73 73 71; D Feherty 73 72 72 72; K Stables 73 74 70 72; O Karlsson (Swe) 76 71 68 74. 290 S Ballesteros (Sp) 74 73 73 70; G Day (US) 74 73 72 71; M Sunesson (Swe) 69 76 73 72; R Willison 76 70 72 72; C Montgomerie 70 71 76 73; K Waters 71 74 72 73; W Westner (SA) 73 72 72 73; D Cooper 72 71 68 79. 291 P Eales 78 68 72 73. 292 C Gillies 71 73 73 75; A Sorensen (Den) 70 75 72 75; R Mann 70 73 73 76; J Rystrom (Swe) 72 72 72 76. 293 G Nicklaus (US) 69 76 77 71; M Mackenzie 70 74 75 74; G Ralph 73 71 74 75; D J Russell 75 72 69 77; S Field 76 71 69 77. 294 J Berendt (Arg) 73 74 77 70; K Walker 75 72 75 72; S Tinning (Den) 76 71 73 74; D Basson (SA) 68 77 73 76. 295 J Hobday (SA) 75 71 73 76. 297 P Lawrie 72 74 77 74. 298 F Mann 76 71 78 73.

RYDER CUP STANDINGS (GB or Irl unless stated): 1 N Faldo 392,332 pts; 2 B Lane 342,167; 3 C Montgomerie 325,183; 4 M James 324,844; 5 B Langer (Ger) 317,393, 6 S Torrance 308,965; 7 C Rocca (It) 291,775; 8 J-M Olazabal (Sp) 268,758; 9 J Haeggman (Swe) 240,976; 10 P Broadhurst 235,489; 11 S Richardson 231,491; 12 J Spence 228,650; 13 M Roe 216,002; 14 G Brand Jnr 212,109; 15 D Gilford 211,716; 16 J Payne 206,734; 17 S Lyle 201,155; 18 M Jiminez (Sp) 187,410; 19 I Woosnam 182,531; 20 J Parnevik (Swe) 178,277.

ORDER OF MERIT STANDINGS (GB or Irl unless stated): 1 S Torrance pounds 278,758; 2 N Faldo pounds 259,130; 3 M James pounds 251,421; 4 C Rocca (It) pounds 247,543; 5 J Haeggman (Swe) pounds 216,884; 6 J- M Olazabal (Sp) pounds 202,258; 7 P Broadhurst pounds 193,852; 8 F Nobilo (NZ) pounds 188,790; 9 D Gilford pounds 181,842; 10 C Montgomerie pounds 174,319; 11 G Brand Jnr pounds 174,288; 12 G Turner (NZ) pounds 164,630; 13 B Langer (Ger) pounds 162,449; 14 J Parnevik (Swe) pounds 160,677; 15 P Baker pounds 157,304; 16 W Westner (SA) pounds 151,769; 17 C Mason pounds 143,924; 18 S Richardson pounds 139,403; 19 J Payne pounds 136,733; 20 P McGinley pounds 132,926.

ANHEUSER BUSCH MEN'S CLASSIC (Williamsburg, Va): Leading final scores (US unless stated): 269 J Gallagher 66 68 60 65. 271 C Beck 68 68 67 68. 272 C Strange 67 69 68 68; L Wadkins 67 71 64 70; D Rummells 67 71 66 68. 273 J Hallet 70 70 68 65; L Roberts 70 68 69 66. 274 B Gilder 71 69 66 68; T Tryba 68 65 72 69; L Clements 70 66 69 69; T Byrum 72 62 69 71; F Funk 70 66 67 71; D Pruitt 70 68 62 74.

THE OPEN Final qualifying tournaments: Leading first-round scores (Littlestone): 65 D Clarke (K Club). 66 G Day (US). 67 M Pinero (Sp), A Hare (Cold Ashby). 68 J Morgan (Cuddington), I Palmer (SA), R Goosen (SA), J Berendt (Arg), R Lee (Royal Mid-Surrey), D Scott (Letham Grange), P Smith (Golf Platzball). 69 T Nash (St Austell), * H Roberts (Southerndown), J Hall (It), G Farr (Telford Hotel), E O'Connell (Killarney), M Gates (unatt), A George (Ely City). 70 * M McGuire (Drayton Park), M Allen (Aus), J Cuddihy (Delapre Park), C Larrain (Ven), * A Hart (West Hill), A Murray (Brother International), C Hoffstetter (Fr), * B Ingleby (Royal Cinque Ports). (North Foreland): 66 M Krantz (Swe). 67 M A Martin (Sp), N Van Rensburg (SA), J-M Carriles (Sp), J Lomas (Hill Valley). 68 * S Griffiths (Wentworth), F Lindgren (Swe), J Cantero (Arg), T Levet (Fr). 69 P Scott (Mid Yorkshire), E Sneed (US), G J Brand (Ilkley), B Barnes (West Chiltington), M McEwan (Mendip), B Malley (US), A Barnett (Royal St David's). 70 S Raybould (Scarborough South Cliff), J Rystrom (Swe), J Rogers (West Byfleet), R Drummond (unatt), G Ryall (Weston), E Darcy (unatt), K Hastie (St Andrews), D Lee (Northweald), S Hoffman (Horsenden Hill), M Hallberg (Swe), * S Drummond (Shrewsbury), S Field (Silkstone), D Wilton (Muswell Hill), S Grappasonni (It), G Walker (Hillsborough), S Struver (Ger), N Hansen (Mid Kent), P McGinley (Spawell), L Batchelor (Miletrian Group), P Barham (Warley Park). (Prince's): 66 H Clark (Cookridge Hall). 68 D Feherty (Tradition Service Holdings), J Van de Velde (Fr), M Davis (unatt). 69 R Boxall (UBI Ltd), P Talbot (Royal Mid-Surrey), G Hjerstedt (Swe), M Clayton (Aus). 70 T Price (Aus), G Ralph (Bognor Regis), T Pernice (US). 71 O Karlsson (Swe), D Carter (unatt), W Riley (Aus). 72 B Davidson (King's Links), R Scott (Wanstead), S Ames (Trin), C Evans (Princes), A Lebouc (Fr), A Collison (King's Lynn), M Miller (unatt), M Barry (Aus), N Haynes (West Malling). 73 J Neve (Meon Valley), Y Beamonte (Sp), * J Wilshire (Hindhead), W Stephens (unatt), G Stafford (Burton-on-Trent), D Mijovic (Can), M Sheppard (Saffron Walden), N Job (Richmond), L Jones (Manor of Groves), D Prosser (Manders Coatings and Inks), H Saikawa (Japan), C Mason (unatt), P Fulke (Swe), M Green (SA), J Robson (Orsett). (Royal Cinque Ports): 66 P Fowler (Aus). 68 R O'Hanlon (Brocton Hall). 69 R Chapman, A Sherborne, A Sorensen (Den). 70 J Sewell (Woburn), G Furey (Pleasington), P Baker (Aston Wood), * S Wilkinson (St Melyd), P Moloney (Aus), D Hospital (Sp). 71 W Guy (Buchanan Castle), M Sludds (Hesketh), S Tinning (Den), M Mouland (Stoneleigh), J Hawkes (SA), D Bathgate (Sandiway), R Winchester (M & A International), C Gray (Aus), D Williams (Woburn), D Padgett (Wetherby). 72 K MacDonald (Goodwood), C Cassells (King's Links), S McAllister (unatt), S Yearsley (Bel), D Smyth (Dunnes Stores), J Higgins (Ketley Driving Range), J Berry (unatt), H-P Thul (Ger), M Schiene (US), C Hall (Bulwell Forest), * P Sherman (Ashford), P O'Malley (Aus).

* denotes amateur

YONEX MEN'S OPEN (Hiroshima, Japan) Leading final scores (Japan unless stated): 275 T Odate 67 66 74 68; W Levi (US) 68 73 65 69 (Odate won second hole of play-off). 276 B Watts (US) 73 67 67 69; M Kawamura 68 69 69 70. 277 S Maeda 74 70 66 67; M Yamamoto 68 69 71 69; H Makino 73 68 66 70. 278 T Gale (Aus) 71 71 70 66; N Serizawa 72 71 68 67. 279 Lin Chie-hsiang (Tai) 73 69 69 68. 280 G Meyer (US) 69 72 68 71. 282 D Ishii (US) 69 70 71 72; S Gimson (Sing) 69 73 70 70; Hsieh Min-nan (Tai) 70 70 71 71. 283 T Hamilton (US) 72 71 70 70. 287 P McWhinney (Aus) 72 71 74 70.

EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CLASSIC (Bad Griesbach, Ger) Leading final scores (GB and Irl unless stated): 287 M Lunn (Aus) 74 70 69 74. 288 A Sorenstam (Swe) 70 70 72 76. 289 M Hageman (Neth) 75 68 71 75. 290 A Nicholas 74 70 72 74; L Davies 78 70 68 74; C Nilsmark (Swe) 70 69 74 77. 291 L Maritz-Atkins 76 70 69 76; C Hjalmarsson (Swe) 73 70 70 78. 292 J Soulsby 71 74 71 76. 293 H Wadsworth 72 75 73 73; S Moon (US) 77 66 73 77. 294 C Dibnah (Aus) 74 70 77 73; K Espinasse (Fr) 73 71 75 75; L Fairclough 69 74 74 77; F Dassu (It) 75 70 71 78; S Shapcott 74 69 69 82. 295 M-L de Lorenzi (Fr) 75 67 75 78. 296 C Soules (Fr) 77 74 69 76; N Hall (Aus) 74 70 75 77; J Hill (Zim) 74 70 74 78.

LPGA YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN CLASSIC (Warren, Ohio) Leading second-round scores (US unless stated): 134 K Lunn (Aus) 66 68; M McGeorge 65 69. 136 N Lopez 68 68; L Kiggens 68 68; D Richard 67 69; K Guadagnino 67 69. 137 K Williams 70 67; H Stacy 69 68; B Mucha 69 68; B King 67 70; R Jones 67 70; D Mochrie 66 71; V Fergon 66 71. 138 K Monaghan 69 69; S Berning 68 70; A Okamoto (Japan) 66 72. 139 P Sheehan 74 65; P Bradley 73 66; C Mockett 73 66; L Connelly 71 68; E Gibson 70 69; J Stephenson (Aus) 69 70; D McHaffie 69 70; C Walker 67 72; D Eggeling 67 72.

EUROPEAN WOMEN'S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (Royal Haggsche, Neth) Flight one, final round: Spain 2 1/2 England 4 1/2 . Foursomes (Sp names first): E Knuth and M Campomanes lost to N Buxton and J Morley at the 19th; L Navarro and M J Pons lost to J Hall and L Walton 3 and 2. Singles: Pons lost to Buxton 3 and 2; M Arruti lost to Hall 5 and 4; M Campomanes bt K Speak 4 and 3; Knuth bt Morley 3 and 2; V Vignali halved with Walton. Scotland 4 Ireland 3. Foursomes (Sco names first): C Lambert and J Moodie bt E Higgins and T Eakin at the 19th; A Rose and F McKay bt E R Power and A O'Sullivan 3 and 2. Singles: Lambert lost to Higgins 3 and 2; Moodie bt Power 2 holes; M McKay lost to Eakin 2 and 1; Rose lost to A Rogers 3 and 2; M McKinlay bt O'Sullivan 1 hole. Italy 4 Wales 3. Foursomes (It names first): C Quintarelli and A Salvi lost to J Foster and V Thomas 3 and 2; S Cavalleri and M P Casati lost to L Dermott and H Lawson 5 and 4. Singles: G Colavito lost to Dermott 2 and 1; Cavalleri bt Thomas at the 19th; Buscaini bt Foster at the 19th; Quintarelli bt B Jones 4 and 3; Salvi bt Lawson 4 and 3. France 4 Sweden 3. Final placings: 1 England; 2 Spain; 3 France; 4 Sweden; 5 Scotland; 6 Ireland; 7 Italy; 8 Wales; 9 Denmark; 10 Germany; 11 Switzerland; 12 Belgium; 13 Holland; 14 Austria; 15 Iceland; 16 Norway.