Sport in Short: Golf

SPAIN'S Miguel Angel Jimenez shattered the Royal Zoute course record with a 64 to but could not shake off Nick Faldo at the Piaget Belgian Open yesterday.

PIAGET BELGIAN OPEN (Knokke): Third-round leaders (GB and Irl unless stated): 205 MA Jimenez (Sp) 71 70 64; N Faldo 69 67 69. 207 B Lane 68 68 71. 208 I Woosnam 67 70 71. 209 D Clarke 69 72 68. 210 P-U Johansson (Swe) 72 69 69. 211 V Singh (Fiji) 75 70 66; S Ballesteros 70 71 70; J Payne 68 72 71; S Lyle 69 70 72. 212 R Boxall 75 69 68; P Way 72 70 70; R Rafferty 71 70 71; S Richardson 71 70 71; P Senior (Aus) 72 67 73. 213 R Claydon 73 73 67; E Els (SA) 73 71 69; T Giedeon (Ger) 72 70 71. 214 W Riley (Aus) 73 71 70; F Nobilo (NZ) 74 71 69; K Trimble (Aus) 74 69 71; P Walton 70 73 71; C Montgomerie 73 69 72; J Bland (SA) 70 71 73; T Charnley 69 70 75; D Mijovic (Can) 71 69 74. 215 A Sherborne 72 73 70; R Drummond 72 71 72; P Fowler (Aus) 71 72 72; C Morton 71 72 72; P Hall 69 74 72; P Curry 72 70 73; P Baker 71 69 75. 216 G Brand Jnr 72 74 70; R Hartmann (US) 73 74 69; M Allen (US) 79 68 69; J Sewell 73 72 71; B Langer (Ger) 75 70 71; A Hunter 71 74 71; B Ogle (Aus) 71 73 72; K Waters 74 69 73. 217 C Rocca (It) 74 73 70; F Lindgren (Swe) 73 74 70; R Chapman 76 71 70; D Williams 74 71 72; P Mitchell 75 70 72; J Townsend (US) 73 69 75.

WEETABIX BRITISH WOMEN'S OPEN (Woburn) Leading qualifiers after second round (GB or Irl unless stated): 139 C Dibnah (Aus) 70 69. 140 P Sheehan (US) 68 72. 142 M L De Lorenzi (Fr) 71 71; P Rizzo (US) 72 70; D Mochrie (US) 74 68. 143 T Abitbol (Sp) 72 71; L Neumann (Swe) 69 74. 144 F Descampe (Bel) 71 73; J Arnold (NZ) 70 74; Li Wen Lin (Tai) 74 70. 145 E Orley (Swit) 70 75; K Davies 75 70; M Burstrom (Swe) 72 73. 146 D Reid 73 73; T Johnson 73 73; K Parker (US) 72 74; H Alfredsson (Swe) 74 72. 147 V Michaud (Fr) 71 76; J Geddes (US) 78 69; E Farquharson 73 74; S Strudwick 75 72; L Sugg (US) 76 71; K Marshall 74 73. Selected: 148 K Douglas 73 75; 149 L Davies 73 76.

GENE SARAZEN JUN CLASSIC (Shioyamachi, Japan): Leading third-round scores (Japan unless stated): 204 M Ozaki 69 69 66. 206 Chen Tze- chung (Tai) 68 71 67. 207 T Yoneyama 68 70 69. 210 D Ishii (US) 69 72 69; Y Mizumaki 72 69 69.