Sport in Short: Golf

BC OPEN (Endicott, New York) Leading first- round scores: (US unless stated): 65 K Green. 67 J Daly, K Clearwater, N Henke, E Fiori. 68 T Byrum, M Dawson, D Thompson, F Funk, M Smith. 69 P Stewart, B Murphy, G Twiggs, R Friend, C Cooper, J Haas, F Couples, L Ten Broeck, L Silveira, R Fehr, J Edwards, B Fleisher. 71 D Feherty (GB).

GENE SARAZEN CLASSIC TOURNAMENT (Tokyo) Leading second-round scores (Japan unless stated): 138 M Ozaki 69 69; T Yoneyama 68 70. 139 Chen Tze-chung (Tai) 68 71. 141 Y Mizumaki 72 69; D Ishii (US) 69 72. Selected: 144 W Smith (Aus) 74 70. 145 E Herrera (Colom) 74 71. 146 B Jones (Aus) 72 74.

LOS COYOTES LPGA CLASSIC (Buena Park, Calif) Leading first-round scores: (US unless stated): 66 T Tatum. 67 H Stacy, K Holland. 68 S Turner, M Mallon, B King, T Kerdyk, B Burton. 69 M Spencer-Devlin, S Palmer, J Briles-Hinton, K Robbins. 70 L West, A-M Palli (Fr), M Mackall, C Gowan, J Gibson, V Fergon, M Edge, A Ridgeway.

HOME INTERNATIONALS (Prestwick) England v Wales: Foursomes (Eng names first): S Cage and C Edwards bt R Dinsdale and B Dredge 1 hole; W Bennett and M Pullan bt H Roberts and C O'Carroll 2 holes; P Streeter and M McGuire bt C Evans and C Rees 6 and 4; I Garbutt and R Hutt bt G Houston and M Macara 1 hole; C Watts and G Wolstenholme bt S Edwards and M Ellis 4 and 2. Singles: S Cage lost to H Roberts 3 and 2; W Bennett bt B Dredge 6 and 5; M Pullan lost to C Evans two holes; C Edwards lost to M Macara 2 and 1; M McGuire lost to R Dinsdale one hole; C Watts bt R Johnson one hole; R Hutt bt C Rees 5 and 4; I Garbutt lost to S Edwards two holes; M Stanford halved with M Ellis; G Wolstenholme lost to G Houston 1 hole. Match result: England 8 1/2 Wales 6 1/2 .

Ireland v Scotland: Foursomes (Irl names first): G McGimpsey and K Kearney bt S Dundas and D Robertson 2 and 1; G Murphy and R Burns bt G Hay and D Kirkpatrick 2 holes; N Goulding and K Nolan bt J Milligan and A Thomson 5 and 3; P Harrington and J Flanagan bt S Gallacher and R Russell 4 and 2; T Corridan and A Morrow bt W Bryson and C Watson 3 and 2. Singles: G Murphy bt S Dundas 2 and 1; R Burns lost to D Robertson 4 and 3; P Harrington bt D Kirkpatrick 1 hole; K Kearney lost to G Hay 4 and 3; G McGimpsey bt R Russell 1 hole; K Nolan halved with S Knowles; L Macnamara bt A Thomson 3 and 2; J Fanagan bt S Gallacher 6 and 5; T Corridan bt J Milligan 4 and 3; N Goulding bt W Bryson one hole. Match result: Ireland 12 1/2 Scotland 2 1/2 .

GOLF FOUNDATION SCHOOLS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Qualifying round (Abergele): 243 Ardudwy, Harlech (G Williams 76, A Jones 88, B Williams 79). 247 Bryn Elian, Old Colwyn (M Brown 79, D Griffith 82, M Pearce 86), 248 Prestatyn High (T Myatt 84, W Cooper 84, J Gittons 80). Best individual: A Godber (Friars, Bangor 73).

WOMEN'S WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (Vancouver): Leading second-round scores: 292 Great Britain and Ireland. 294 New Zealand. 295 Spain, France. 296 Sweden. 297 Australia. 298 United States.