Sport in Short: Golf

VOLVO EUROPEAN TOUR ORDER OF MERIT (after the Lancome Trophy): 1 N Faldo (Eng) pounds 571,244.60; 2 A Forsbrand (Swe) pounds 367,206.39; 3 J-M Olazabal (Sp) pounds 341,626.77; 4 T Johnstone (Zim) pounds 289,137.06; 5 C Montgomerie pounds 285,567.86; 6 B Langer (Ger) pounds 271,097.66; 7 J Spence pounds 255,880.68; 8 V Singh (Fiji) pounds 252,406.57; 9 J Rivero (Sp) pounds 233,997.91; 10 G Brand Jnr pounds 211,124.32; 11 P Senior (Aus) pounds 210,484.66; 12 V Fernandez (Arg) pounds 204,472.78; 13 I Woosnam pounds 194,964.07; 14 B Lane pounds 191,066.53, 15 P O'Malley (Aus) pounds 190,096.44; 16 P-U Johansson (Swe) pounds 187,883.02; 17 S Lyle pounds 180,351.42; 18 R Karlsson (Swe) pounds 179,624.68; 19 D Gilford pounds 175,074.92; 20 M Roe pounds 168,098.94.

EUROPEAN RYDER CUP POINTS TABLE (1pt for every pounds 1 won): 1 J Spence (Eng) 113,594.15; 2 N Faldo 105,925; 3 M Roe 85,811.27; 4 R Karlsson (Swe) 71,560; 5 A Forsbrand (Swe) 64,935.21; 6 M James 50,853.66; 7 C Montgomerie 46,107.61; 8 S Richardson 45,700; 9 J Payne 45,084.51; 10 J-M Olazabal (Sp) 44,500; 11 B Lane 44,273.95; 12 J Rivero (Sp) 40,935.68; 13 S Lyle 35,319.01; 14 M Lanner (Swe) 30,843.67; 15 P-U Johansson (Swe) 21,669.01; 16 S Struver (Ger) 20,169.01; 17 M Farry (Fr) 17,416.67; 18 S Luna (Sp) 16,760; 19 R Claydon 16,583.66; 20 P Walton 13,400.

ANA OPEN TOURNAMENT (Hiroshima) Leading final scores: (Jap unless stated): 280 M Ozaki 70 69 69 72. 284 R Kawagishi 74 70 72 68. 285 N Ozaki 74 67 75 69. 286 K Takami 69 75 72 70; Chen Tze-chung (Tai) 71 70 73 72. 287 F Irino 70 71 74 72; G Norman (Aus) 73 67 75 72; H Shigenobu 70 76 67 74.

HARDEE'S CLASSIC TOURNAMENT (Coal Valley, Illinois): Leading third-round scores (US unless stated): 194 D Frost (SA) 62 68 64. 199 T Lehman 64 69 66; L Roberts 67 66 66. 201 P Azinger 65 68 68. 202 J Delsing 66 71 65; P H Horgan III 67 68 67. 203 D Forsman 68 69 66; E Fiori 69 68 66; G Morgan 68 67 68. 204 B Britton 69 70 65; B Fabel 69 70 65; J Sindelar 69 68 67; J Haas 66 70 68; R Wrenn 69 66 69.

SAFECO CLASSIC WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT (Seattle) Leading third round scores: (US unless stated): 207 C Walker 72 67 68. 209 D Mochrie 69 72 68; P Sheehan 71 69 69; H Alfredsson 71 68 70. 210 B King 71 73 66; V Fergon 72 70 68; R Jones 71 69 70. 211 N Ramsbottom 73 70 68; J Inkster 73 67 71; B Mucha 70 70 71.