Dramatic win by Davies

Laura Davies continued her fine start to the season by winning her third ANZ Ladies' Masters at Royal Pines, Queensland, Australia, yesterday. She clinched the prize in dramatic style, holing a 12-foot putt for par on the final hole.

Beaten in a play-off for last week's Australian LPG Championship, the Briton shot a closing four-under-par 68 for a 13-under 203 that was good enough to beat the Australians Karrie Webb and Rebecca Stevenson by a stroke.

India's Arjun Atwal held off the European No 1 Retief Goosen and a thunderstorm to take his second European tour title in the Malaysian Open. Atwal carded a final-round 66 for a 24-under-par total of 260 at the Mines Resort in Kuala Lampur, four shots ahead of Goosen.

In California, Charles Howell III fired a steady 68 to increase his lead after the third round of the Nissan Open on Saturday. Howell is on 11-under, three strokes ahead of Nick Price. Tiger Woods shot a 73 and is on even-par 213, tied for 28th.