Sporting Digest: Golf

FUJI SANKEI CLASSIC TOURNAMENT (Tokyo) Leading final-round scores (Japan unless stated): 284 K Murota 69 70 73 72. 288 N Serizawa 73 73 69 73. 289 S Maruyama 73 77 70 69; F Minoza (Phil) 71 70 72 76; T Odate 71 66 73 79. 290 T Hamilton (US) 71 72 77 70; K Nanjo 69 76 73 72; K Maita 75 72 70 73. 291 N Yuhara 71 69 77 74; H Meshiai 71 73 72 75; D Serizawa 73 70 71 77. 292 E Herrera (Col) 72 71 76 73. 295 Hsieh Chin-sheng (Tai) 73 77 69 76. 296 C Warren (Aus) 73 72 76 75; R Backwell (Aus) 72 73 71 80.

SARA LEE CLASSIC WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT (Nashville, Tennessee) Leading second-round scores (US unless stated): 137 G Graham (Can) 73 64. 141 D Andrews 73 68. 142 J Dickinson 74 68; V Skinner 73 69; K Robbins 73 69. 143 L West 73 70; L Rittenhouse 72 71; J Gibson 72 71. 144 M Redman 74 70; M Edge 73 71; R Hood 72 72; M Lunn (Aus) 72 72. 145 A Okamoto (Japan) 74 71. 146 A Arruti (Sp) 75 71; A M Palli (Fr) 74 72. 147 N Le Roux (SA) 76 71; L Walters (Can) 74 73. 148 B Bunkowsky (Can) 73 75. 150 S Strudwick (GB) 77 73.

VOLVO EUROPEAN TOUR ORDER OF MERIT Leading positions: 1 S Ballesteros (Sp) pounds 111,896.37; 2 J-M Olazabal (Sp) pounds 93,165.37; 3 H Clark (Eng) pounds 85,538.22; 4 E Els (SA) pounds 83,100; 5 P Eales (Eng) pounds 81,124.39; 6 I Woosnam (Wal) pounds 80,000; 7 P Price (Wal) pounds 78,995.21; 8 D Gilford (Eng) pounds 78,657.79; 9 N Faldo (Eng) pounds 72,210; 10 P Hedblom (Swe) pounds 72,156.86.