Sporting Digest: Golf

BYRON NELSON CLASSIC (Irving, Texas) Leading final scores: (US unless stated): 270 S Simpson 65 66 68 71. 271 C Pavin 69 68 67 67; D A Weibring 68 65 69 69; B Mayfair 71 61 69 70. 272 F Couples 71 63 70 68; P Stewart 70 66 68 68; D Frost (SA) 68 66 69 69. 273 M Calcavecchia 67 65 74 67; R Floyd 66 69 70 68; L Rinker 68 69 67 69. 274 H Irwin 66 72 69 67; D Hammond 71 64 71 68; F Allem (SA) 69 67 70 68; D Trixler 67 69 73 65; L Mize 70 67 68 69; D Tewell 68 66 70 70; N Price (Zim) 68 67 68 71; D Love 68 66 69 71; J Cook 67 68 67 72. 275 T Simpson 69 71 67 68; D Pruitt 71 69 69 66; G Morgan 73 66 66 70; B Estes 69 69 67 70; T Watson 68 67 68 72; D Forsman 65 64 72 74.

US RYDER CUP STANDINGS: 1 F Couples 965.500pts; 2 T Kite 860.000; 3 P Azinger 687.167; 4 J Cook 672.500; 5 D Love 635.000; 6 P Stewart 508.393; 7 M O'Meara 506.250; 8 C Pavin 472.500; 9 L Janzen 468.810; 10 C Beck 454.167; 11 R Mediate 428.929; 12 J Gallagher 417.500; 13 L Mize 405.239; 14 K Clearwater 404.166; 15 D Forsman 382.583; 16 T Lehman 379.286; 17 J Sluman 370.833; 18 B Faxon 353.333; 19 J Maggert 351.250; 20 J Sindelar 344.643 (Top 10 qualify plus two wild cards).