Sporting Digest: Golf

HOUSTON OPEN (The Woodlands, Texas) Leading final-round scores (US unless stated): 272 M Heinen 67 68 69 68. 275 H Sutton 68 70 68 69. 278 B Gilder 66 76 69 67; V Singh (Fiji) 72 67 69 70. 279 J Daly 68 74 70 67; G Morgan 70 71 72 66; P Jacobsen 68 73 69 69. 280 D Barr (Can) 66 72 71 71; C Strange 71 72 66 71; F Funk 71 67 71 71. 281 C Dennis 69 71 72 69; F Allem (SA) 72 70 69 70; J Woodland (Aus) 69 72 66 74.

SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT (Daytona Beach, Fla) Leading final- round scores (US unless stated): 273 S Steinhauer 68 68 67 70. 274 K Robbins 68 68 70 68. 278 B Bunkowsky (Can) 68 72 68 70. 281 B Daniel 71 71 72 67. 282 A Dibos (Peru) 66 76 70 70. 283 F Descampe (Bel) 74 70 71 68; C Johnson 74 70 71 68; T Green 71 71 70 71. 284 M Nause 71 75 72 66; D Mochrie 68 73 74 69; D C Jones (Can) 72 71 71 70; J Dickinson 69 71 71 73; S Little (SA) 68 72 70 74. Selected: 285 T Johnson (GB) 67 68 75 75

WORLD RANKINGS (US unless stated): 1 G Norman (Aus) 21.86pts ave; 2 N Faldo (GB) 19.15; 3 N Price (Zim) 17.11; 4 B Langer (Ger) 15.55; 5 F Couples 15.05; 6 P Azinger 12.53; 7 J M Olazabal (Sp) 11.71; 8 I Woosnam (GB) 11.04; 9 D Frost (SA) 10.83; 10 C Pavin 10.72; 11 T Kite 9.92; 12 C Montgomerie (GB) 9.55.