Sporting Digest: Golf

JOHN DALY withdrew from the New England Classic tournament after shooting a first-round 75, which included a triple-bogey seven. He said it was exhaustion, not his score, that prompted him to pull out.

SENIOR BRITISH OPEN (Royal Lytham and St Annes) Leading second-round scores (GB and Irl unless stated): 139 R Charles (NZ) 70 69. 141 T Wargo (US) 73 68; D Dalziel (US) 75 66. 142 B Dunk (Aus) 73 69; G Player (SA) 73 69. 143 M Damiano (Fr) 71 72; T Horton 71 72; A Palmer (US) 69 74; A Garrido (Sp) 70 73; A Henning (SA) 71 72; V Tshabalala (SA) 71 72. 144 L Higgins 69 75; J Morgan 71 73; B Verwey (SA) 72 72.

LORD DERBY TOURNAMENT (Bolton) Leading final scores: 137 C Tyson (Malton and Norton) 69 68. 138 C Phillips (Coventry) 70 68; S Raybould (Scarborough South Cliff) 72 66. 139 S Khan (Toothill) 72 67; A Ambler (City of Wakefield) 68 71; B Taylor (Thorpe Hall) 69 70; C Tingey (Wycombe Heights) 67 72. 140 M Groombridge (Slinfold Park) 70 70; J Mellor (Worksop) 68 72; S Stiff (Burton on Trent) 69 71.