Sporting Digest: Golf

HEINEKEN DUTCH OPEN (Noordwijk) Leading final scores (GB or Irl unless stated): 281 C Montgomerie 68 73 71 69). 282 J van de Velde (Fr) 73 70 71 68; J Coceres (Arg) 69 70 69 74. 283 I Woosnam 71 70 69 73. 284 R Rafferty 67 70 72 75. 285 M Roe 70 71 74 70; S Tinning (Den) 71 70 69 75. 286 P Eales 68 74 74 70. 287 O Karlsson (Swe) 76 71 69 71; J Berendt (Arg) 68 73 73 73; E Darcy 70 74 69 74; J Parnevik (Swe) 71 71 70 75. 288 T Johnstone (Zim) 75 69 73 71. 289 M Farry (Fr) 71 74 72 72; P McGinley 74 73 70 72; V Singh (Fiji) 72 70 73 74; S Torrance 72 69 72 76; A Sorensen (Den) 70 69 73 77. 290 P Walton 72 72 74 72; S Grappasonni (Italy) 70 76 72 72; W Westner (SA) 74 73 71 72; F Nobilo (NZ) 73 74 70 73; A Forsbrand (Swe) 71 73 71 75; P O'Malley (Aus) 74 72 69 75; L Janzen (US) 68 72 74 76; P-U Johansson (Swe) 70 75 69 76; D A Russell 65 75 72 78. 291 E Romero (Arg) 70 76 72 73; G Levenson (SA) 72 75 69 75; R Drummond 69 70 76 76; M Mouland 73 72 70 76; M Jiminez (Sp) 68 74 71 78. 292 R Watkins 74 73 74 71; P Baker 68 76 76 72; J Quiros (Sp) 70 75 75 72; G Orr 73 70 76 73; G Brand Jnr 70 72 76 74; J- M Olazabal (Sp) 71 76 70 75; G Evans 69 71 75 77; C Mason 71 68 74 79 293 D Basson (SA) 67 80 72 74; A Murray 71 73 74 75; W Riley (Aus) 71 74 73 75; R Boxall 74 73 71 75; B Langer (Ger) 68 74 74 77; D Smyth 71 71 70 81.

VOLVO ORDER OF MERIT STANDINGS (GB unless stated): 1 N Faldo pounds 339,130; 2 S Torrance pounds 292,276; 3 C Montgomerie pounds 283,249; 4 M James pounds 258,646; 5 C Rocca (It) pounds 248,143; 6 B Langer (Ger) pounds 233,414; 7 J Haeggman (Swe) pounds 217,484; 8 J-M Olazabal (Sp) pounds 207,733; 9 F Nobilo (NZ) pounds 200,368; 10 P Broadhurst pounds 200,032; 11 J Parnevik (Swe) pounds 183,340; 12 D Gilford pounds 182,442; 13 G Brand Jnr pounds 179,763; 14 P Baker pounds 172,179; 15 G Turner (NZ) pounds 171,530; 16 W Westner (SA) pounds 165,171; 17 J van de Velde (Fr) pounds 158,921; 18 C Mason pounds 154,127; 19 B Lane pounds 146,263; 20 R Rafferty (Irl) pounds 145,190.

JOHNNIE WALKER RYDER CUP STANDINGS: 1 N Faldo (Eng) 472,332; 2 C Montgomerie (Sco) 434,113; 3 B Langer (Ger) 388,358; 4 B Lane (Eng) 365,722; 5 M James (Eng) 332,069; 6 S Torrance (Sco) 322,484; 7 C Rocca (It) 292,375; 8 J-M Olazabal (Sp) 274,233; 9 M Roe (Eng) 245,527; 10 P Broadhurst (Eng) 241,669; 11 J Haeggman (Swe) 241,576; 12 J Spence (Eng) 234,073; 13 S Richardson (Eng) 232,091; 14 I Woosnam (Wal) 219,388; 15 G Brand Jnr (Sco) 217,584; 16 D Gilford (Eng) 212,316; 17 J Payne (Eng) 206,734; 18 S Lyle (Sco) 201,755; 19 R Rafferty (Irl) 201,432; 20 J Parnevik (Swe) 200,940.

US WOMEN'S OPEN (Carmel, Indiana) Leading third-round scores (US unless stated): 207 H Alfredsson (Swe) 68 70 69. 209 H Kobayashi (Japan) 71 67 71. 210 P Bradley 72 70 68; D Andrews 71 70 69. 211 D Ammaccapane 71 70 70; N Lopez 70 71 70; A Okamoto 68 72 71. 212 L Merten 71 71 70. 213 K Tschetter 73 71 69; P Sheehan 73 71 69; L Davies (GB) 73 71 69; N Foust 71 71 71; J Carner 71 69 73. 217 D Coe Jones (Can) 69 72 76. 219 F Descampe (Bel) 71 75 73. 220 P Wright (GB) 73 73 74. 223 L Walters (Can) 75 72 76. 224 B Bunkowsky (Can) 72 75 77. 225 A Munt (Aus) 76 71 78. 226 L Neumann (Swe) 77 70 79.

NEW ENGLAND MEN'S CLASSIC (Sutton, Massachusetts) Leading third-round scores (US unless stated): 200 P Azinger 67 69 64. 201 B Clampett 63 71 67. 203 D Peoples 72 69 62; B Fleisher 70 67 66; B Estes 70 65 68; W Wood 68 65 70. 204 S Lowery 66 69 69. 205 C Strange 70 70 65; J Delsing 73 67 65; B Bryant 70 65 70; J Sindelar 68 67 70. 210 S Elkington (Aus) 73 69 68; W Grady (Aus) 73 68 69; M Kuramoto (Japan) 69 67 74. 213 C Parry (Aus) 70 70 73.

NIKKEI CUP (Tomakomai, Japan) Leading final scores (Japan unless stated): 276 S Gimson (Sing) 72 73 64 67. 278 H Sasaki 68 71 69 70. 279 K Murota 70 72 68 69; Y Yamamoto 72 69 67 71; P McWhinney (Aus) 69 69 67 74.