Sporting Digest: Golf

BYRON NELSON CLASSIC (Irving, Texas) Leading third-round scores (US unless stated): 199 S Simpson 65 66 68. 200 T Dodds (SA) 69 67 64. 201 D Forsman 65 64 72; B Mayfair 71 61 69. 202 J Cook 67 68 67; D A Weibring 68 65 69. 203 T Watson 68 67 68; N Price (Zim) 68 67 68; D Love 68 66 69; D Frost (SA) 68 66 69; B Lietzke 71 62 70; J Blake 69 69 65. 204 F Couples 71 63 70; P Stewart 70 66 68; C Pavin 69 68 67; L Rinker 68 69 67; D Tewell 68 66 70.

JAPAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP (Kawanishi) Leading final-round scores (Japanese unless stated): 278 Mi Ozaki 68 73 67 70. 279 T Yoneyama 69 70 71 69. 280 T Nakajima 72 72 65 71; Chen Tze-chung (Tai) 69 73 67 71. 281 E Itai 72 72 68 69. 282 T Nakamura 70 75 67 70; B Hughes (Aus) 70 70 72 70. Selected: 295 P Hoad (GB) 71 73 75 76.

ENGLISH OPEN AMATEUR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP (for Brabazon Trophy; Stoneham):

Leading final scores: 277 D Fisher (Stoke Poges) 69 66 70 72. 278 P Tataurangi (NZ) 68 69 71 70. 281 T Trodd (Langley Park) 71 69 74 67; L James (Broadstone) 70 64 70 77. 283 J Barnes (Brockenhurst Manor) 71 72 70 70; C Evans (West Monmouthshire) 73 69 72 69. 284 I Pyman (Sand Moor) 71 70 72 71; D Robertson (Cochrane Castle) 71 69 72 72.