Sporting Digest: Golf

DUNLOP PHOENIX TOURNAMENT (Miyazaki, Japan) Leading final-round scores (Japan unless stated): 271 E Els (SA) 68 69 65 69. 275 V Singh (Fiji) 72 67 70 66; T Nakajima 66 71 71 67; B Lane (GB) 67 68 72 68; F Couples (US) 67 69 71 68; M Ozaki 66 72 65 72. 277 D Frost (SA) 66 72 68 71. 278 P Mickelson (US) 68 69 67 74. Selected: 285 A Lyle (GB) 73 72 67 73.

AUSTRALIAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP (Sydney) Leading final-round scores (Aus unless stated): 275 I Baker-Finch 69 69 73 64; G Waite (NZ) 66 69 73 67; P Fowler 71 64 67 73 (Baker-Finch won on second play-off hole). 277 J Payne (GB) 71 67 73 66; J Morse (US) 68 67 70 72. 278 W Riley 71 68 71 68. 279 B Hughes 75 68 68 68; C Parry 68 72 70 69; R Whitlock 70 68 69 72. Selected: 285 C Moodey (GB) 68 70 69 78.

SOUTH AFRICAN PLAYERS' CHAMPIONSHIP (Johannesburg) Leading final positions (SA unless stated): 273 M McNulty (Zim). 278 R Wessels. 279 J Bland; S van Vuuren; A Henning.

JOHNNIE WALKER EUROPEAN PGA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (La Manga, Sp): 1 Scotland (R Weir, J Chillas, K Stables) 410; 2 Netherlands 418.

FRANKLIN FUNDS SHARK FOURBALL BETTERBALL SHOOT-OUT (Thousand Oaks, Calif) Leading second-round scores (US unless stated): 126 R Floyd and S Elkington (Aus) 62 64. 128 H Irwin and B Lietzke 63 65. 129 M O'Meara and C Strange 64 65. 130 M Calcavecchia and B Faxon 62 68. 132 C Beck and C Pavin 64 68. 133 T Kite and D Love 63 70. 134 J Cook and P Stewart 66 68.