Sporting Digest: Golf

NIKKEI CUP (Tomakomai, Japan) Leading first-round scores (Japan unless stated): 66 T Odate, M Harada. 68 H Sasaki. 69 T Yoneyama, T Maruyama, K Suzuki, H Kamide, P McWhinney (Aus), Y Noguchi, Y Iwashita, Y Sakamoto, M Okamoto. 70 G Marsh (Aus). 71 Lin Chie-hsiang (Tai). 72 S Gimson (Sing). 73 G Meyer (US), W Smith (Aus), R Backwell (Aus). 74 B Franklin (Can), A Gilligan (Aus). 76 T Gale (Aus), B Hughes (Aus).

ENGLISH BOYS' UNDER-18 STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP for the Carris Trophy (Moor Park) Leading final scores: 285 J Harris (Nevill) 74 70 71 70. 286 J Howell (Broome Manor) 79 66 74 67. 287 G Harris (Broome Manor) 75 74 73 65; B Sandry (Exeter) 73 74 70 70. 288 R Secular (Brampton) 72 74 69 73; S Hurd (Horsforth) 69 70 74 75. 289 P Drew (Worthing) 78 73 67 71; C Duke (Porters Park) 70 70 76 73. 291 P Wilkins (Brookmans Park) 73 72 74 72. 292 A Wall (Sunningdale) 75 70 75 72.