Sporting Digest: Golf

SPANISH OPEN (Club de Campo, Madrid) Leading first-round scores (GB or Irl unless stated): 67 E Els (SA). 68 S Richardson, P Mitchell, M McNulty (Zim). 69 J Arruti (Sp), G Brand Jnr, J Coceres (Arg), R Boxall, F Regard (Fr), A Sherborne, J Hawkes (SA). 70 S Field, B Langer (Ger), C Montgomerie, M Roe, J Bland (SA), I Garbutt, G Ralph, M Zerman (It), J Townsend (US). 71 S Little, Y Beamonte (Sp), J- M Olazabal (Sp), P Fowler (Aus), I Garrido (Sp), R Willison, M Krantz (Swe), E Giraud (Fr), T Goegele (Ger), R McFarlane, D Curry, A Binaghi (It), S Bottomley. 72 D J Russell, M Aparicio (Sp), S Ames (Trin and Tob), P Price, H Thul (Ger), S Bowman (US), M Sunesson (Swe), N Henning (SA), B Barnes, J Quiros (Sp), S Ballesteros (Sp), G Manson, N Godin, C Mason, G Levenson (SA), D Hospital (Sp).

SCOTTISH PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (Dalmahoy) Leading scores: 66 K Stables (Montrose). 67 P Smith (Deeside). 68 P Lawrie (Aberdeen Valve and Fitting), G Weir (Braid Hills). 69 S Torrance (Selsdon Park), L Vannet (Carnoustie Golf Centre), B McColl (Fortwood).