Sporting Digest: Golf

THE PLAYERS' CHAMPIONSHIP (Sawgrass, Ponte Vedre) Leading final scores: (US unless stated): 270 N Price (Zim) 64 68 71 67. 275 B Langer (Ger) 65 69 70 71. 276 G Norman (Aus) 66 70 68 72; G Morgan 68 71 72 65. 277 M O'Meara 67 71 66 73. 278 N Ozaki (Japan) 72 68 68 70; R Mediate 68 71 68 71; K Green 70 67 69 72; P Azinger 68 69 68 73. 279 T Watson 70 72 69 68. Selected: GB: 286 I Woosnam 71 70 69 76; I Baker-Finch (Aus) 71 71 71 73; F Couples 68 69 75 74. 288 T Johnstone (Zim) 70 71 70 77. 290 B Ogle (Aus) 70 72 68 80.

UNITED STATES RYDER CUP POINTS: 1 F Couples 915.500; 2 T Kite 860.000; 3 J Cook 657.500; 4 D Love III 635.000; 5 P Azinger 557.167; 6 M O'Meara 506.250; 7 L Janzen 428.810; 8 J Gallagher Jr 417.500; 9 K Clearwater 404.166; 10 C Pavin 392.500.

NABISCO DINAH SHORE TOURNAMENT (Rancho Mirage, Calif) (US unless stated): Leading final scores: 284 H Alfredsson (Swe) 69 71 72 72. 286 A Benz 72 73 71 70; T Barrett 70 73 72 71, B King 71 74 67 74. 287 H Stacy 72 74 71 70; M Berteotti 68 74 73 72; D Coe- Jones 72 68 72 75. 288 N Lopez 68 78 72 70; B Burton 73 73 68 74; T Johnson (GB) 74 68 72 74; J Crafter (Aus) 71 72 70 75. 289 P Sheehan 73 70 76 70; D Massey 70 74 74 71; T Green 72 73 72 72; L Davies (GB) 72 72 73 72; P Wright (GB) 74 68 75 72; P Bradley 71 69 75 74.