Sporting Digest: Golf

JAPAN SERIES TOURNAMENT (Tokyo) Leading first-round scores: (Japan unless stated): 67 S Ikeuchi, I Shirahama. 68 M Ozaki, Y Yamamoto, K Murota. 69 T Nakajima, K Takahashi, H Miyase, S Kawamata. 70 H Meshiai, N Serizawa. 71 Chen Tze-chung (Tai). 73 T Hamilton (US). 74 D Ishii (US), F Minoza (Phil), B Jones (Aus). 76 S Gimson (Sing), Chen Tze-ming (Tai).

NORMAN HOLDEN CLASSIC TOURNAMENT (Sydney) Leading first-round scores: (Aus unless stated): 67 S Elkington; 68 C Strange (US), J Kay (Can); 69 P Devenport (NZ); 70 B Ogle, J Wade, M Campbell (NZ); 71 G Hjertstedt (Swe), P Johns, G Moorhead (NZ), L Brown (US); 72 A Christie (NZ), S Owen (NZ), P Moloney, R Swanson, J Morse (US), M King, M Stevens, M Harwood, L Wastle, P Senior, V Singh (Fiji), P Fowler, R Hughes, W Dodd, S Collins; 73 B Shearer, C Jones, D Waldorf (US), M Phillips (NZ), D McKenzie, W Smith, P Harford, P O'Malley, I Stanley, J Payne (GB), K Singh (Fiji), P Teravainen (US), M Baker, M Colandro (US), N Smith, R Allenby, T Mills; 74 S Lyle (GB); 76 C Moody (GB); 81 E O'Connell (Irl).