Sporting Digest: Golf

GREG NORMAN HOLDEN CLASSIC (Sydney) Leading second-round scores (Aus unless stated): 135 C Strange (US) 68 67. 137 S Elkington 67 70. 139 J Wade 70 69. 141 B Ogle 70 71; J Kay (Can) 68 73; P Devenport (NZ) 69 72; G Moorhead (NZ) 71 70. 142 M Colandro (US) 73 69; P Moloney 72 70. Selected: 143 S Lyle (GB) 74 69. GB or Irl (missed cut): 155 C Moody 76 79. 160 E O'Connell 81 79.

JAPAN SERIES TOURNAMENT (Tokyo) Leading second-round scores (Japanese unless stated): 134 T Nakajima 69 65; M Ozaki 68 66. 135 Y Yamamoto 68 67. 137 H Meshiai 70 67; K Takahashi 69 68; S Ikeuchi 67 70. 138 S Maruyama 72 66; N Serizawa 70 68.

JC PENNEY CLASSIC (Tarpon Springs, Florida) Leading first-round scores (US unless stated) (Tournament features players from PGA, LPGA and Senior PGA Tours in alternate stroke format): 63 T Sieckmann and D McHaffie. 65 T Purtzer and B Daniel, D Forsman and D Mochrie, K Perry and S Steinhauer. 66 E Dougherty and S Hamlin, M Standly and V Skinner. GB: 70 M Hulbert and L Davies. 73 B Bryant and T Johnson.