Sporting Digest: Golf

DUNHILL BRITISH MASTERS (Duke's Course, Woburn) Leading first-round scores (GB or Irl unless stated): 66 J Van de Velde (Fr), D Feherty. 67 T Jacklin, M Mouland, R Boxall, I Palmer (SA), P Baker, J Rivero (Sp). 68 M Davis, R Rafferty, M Roe, N Faldo, J Haeggman (Swe), J M Canizares (Sp), P McGinley, J Payne, G Day (US), D Cooper, A Binaghi (It), C Mason, F Nobilo (NZ), E Els (SA). 69 R Karlsson (Swe), M A Martin (Sp), J Bland (SA), K Waters, G Brand Jnr, B Lane, W Westner (SA), S Torrance, S Tinning (Den), J Parnevik (Swe). 70 R Goosen (SA), C O'Connor Jnr, S Grappasonni (It), M Pinero (Sp), R Chapman, M McNulty (Zim), M James, J Sewell, S Lyle, D J Russell, B Langer (Ger), G Levenson (SA), M Gates, M Lanner (Swe), G J Brand, M Sunesson (Swe), T Johnstone (Zim), C Montgomerie, C Rocca (It).

JCB CLASSIC (Shibata, Japan) Leading first- round scores: 67 T Gale (Aus), K Kusumoto (Japan). 68 R Kawagishi (Japan), K Takami (Japan). 69 T Yoneyama (Japan), K Murota (Japan). Selected: 71 B Jones (Aus). 73 B Franklin (Can). 77 G Marsh (Aus). 78 P Hoad (GB).