Sport in Short: Golf
DAVID FISHER became the first player since Michael Bonallack in 1968 to do the double of English amateur strokeplay and matchplay titles.
ENGLISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (Saunton) Final: D Fisher (Stoke Poges) bt R Bland (Bramshott Hill) 3 and 1.
SCOTTISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (Royal Dornoch) Final: D Robertson (Cochrane Castle) bt R Russell (Longniddry) two holes.
MEMPHIS CLASSIC Leading second-round scores (US unless stated): 132 J Maggert 67 65. 133 J Daly 67 66. 134 N Price (Zim) 69 65; R Fehr 68 66. 135 F Zoeller 67 68. 136 B Bryant 70 66; J Adams 68 68; D Tewell 67 69; L Roberts 69 67. 137 C Strange 71 66; D Barr (Can) 68 69; B Mayfair 70 67; D Love 65 72; J Woodland (Aus) 67 70; T Kite 70 67; F Funk 68 69; J Haas 65 72.
PING WELCH'S LPGA CHAMPIONSHIPS (Canton, Massachusetts) Leading second-round scores (US unless stated): 136 H Alfredsson (Swe) 69 67. 139 M Berteotti 73 66; D Andrews 71 68; T Johnson (GB) 68 71. 140 L Davies (GB) 72 68; D Mochrie 71 69; V Fergon 71 69; V Skinner 69 71; S Croce (It) 69 71. GB: 147 P Wright (GB) 74 73. Failed to qualify. 150 C Pierce (GB) 76 74. 151 K Davies (GB) 77 74.
SCANDANAVIAN MASTERS (Kungsbacka) Leading third-round scores (GB or Irl unless stated): 206 P Baker 67 71 68. 209 A Forsbrand (Swe) 67 71 71. 210 S Ames (Trin) 71 68 71. 211 D Feherty 68 73 70; R Karlsson (Swe) 72 69 70; S Richardson 70 71 70; P Way 71 69 71; C Montgomerie 68 72 71. 212 J Parnevik (Swe) 75 69 68; B Marchbank 71 71 70; J Spence 68 73 71; N Faldo 69 72 71. 213 N Fasth (Swe) 73 72 68; R Davis (Aus) 72 71 70; P Affleck 68 73 72; V Singh (Fiji) 73 66 74. 214 P-U Johansson (Swe) 72 70 72; F Nobilo (NZ) 69 72 73; S Torrance 68 72 74; R Mann 70 70 74. 215 G Orr 72 73 70; C Rocca (It) 72 73 70; M Mouland 71 73 71; S Struver (Ger) 71 73 71; * L Westerberg (Swe) 71 72 72; D W Basson (SA) 70 73 72; G Brand Jnr 71 70 74. Selected: 218 J-M Olazabal (Sp) 73 74 71; 222 S Ballesteros (Sp) 75 72 75. * denotes amateur.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments