Sporting Digest: Golf

TURESPANA MEDITERRANEAN OPEN (Torrevieja, Sp) Leading first-round scores (GB or Irl unless stated): 66 A Garrido (Sp). 67 K Eriksson (Swe), J Quiros (Sp), E Romero (Arg). 68 L Westwood, G J Brand, F Nobilo (NZ), T Johnstone (Zim), M Harwood (Aus), B Nelson (US), P Golding, M Besanceney (Fr). 69 D A Russell, R Goosen (SA), J Rivero (Sp), S Watson, D Ray, M Gronberg (Swe), Y Beamonte (Sp), P Fowler (Aus), D Williams, G Hjertstedt (Swe). 70 A Bossert (Swi), R Allenby (Aus), M Gates, J-M Olazabal (Sp), P McGinley, R Lee, M Zerman (It), M Nichols, M-A Jimenez (Sp). 71 W Riley (Aus), D Borrego (Sp), S Grappasonni (It), E Rodriguez (Sp), P Lawrie, I Palmer (SA), A Coltart, D W Basson (SA), P-U Johansson (Swe), J-M Canizares (Sp), D Clarke. 72 M Clayton (Aus), A Binaghi (It), S Struver (Ger), P Walton, J Rystrom (Swe), S Tinning (Den), R Berhorst (Ger), S Bottomley, R Claydon, B Lane, D Hospital (Sp), J Spence, I Garrido (Sp), C Cassells, F Regard (Fr), A Sorensen (Den), J McHenry, P Mitchell, F Larsson (Swe), H Clark, J Van de Velde (Fr), M Roe, S Ballesteros (Sp), S Luna (Sp), R Karlsson (Swe). Selected: 73 D Gilford, P Baker.

LPGA TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS (Orlando, Fla) Leading first-round scores (US unless stated): 71 L Merten 38 33. 72 K Tschetter 37 35; P Sheehan 36 36; D Mochrie 36 36; B King 34 38; D Andrews 35 37. 73 L Davies (GB) 35 38; D Coe Jones (Can) 36 37; F Descampe (Bel) 36 37; H Alfredsson (Swe) 36 37. 74 L Walters (Can) 38 36; B Mucha 38 36; J Dickinson 37 37; K Robbins 35 39; H Dobson (GB) 35 39. Selected: 79 T Johnson (GB) 36 43.