Sporting Digest: Golf

KEMPER OPEN (Potomac, Maryland) Leading third-round scores (US unless stated): 204 T Kite 70 65 69. 205 G Waite (NZ) 66 67 72. 208 J Delsing 69 71 68; J Inman 71 68 69; L Janzen 71 67 70; S Lamontagne 69 68 71.

TARTAN SPECIAL SCOTTISH PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (Dalmahoy): 269 S Torrance (unatt) 68 68 66 67. 273 C Montgomerie (Chobham) 67 71 68 67. 276 J Chillas (Glenbervie) 68 69 69 70. 277 A Crerar (Blairgowrie) 70 66 71 70; A Webster (Edzell) 65 69 69 74. 279 S Thompson (Gleddoch) 74 69 69 67; A Oldcorn (Dalmahoy Hotel) 68 69 69 73. 281 G Laing (North Wilts) 76 68 73 64; R Drummond (unatt) 73 73 68 67; P Smith (unatt) 73 71 68 69; G Law (Uphall) 72 69 70 70.

PEPSI-UBE TOURNAMENT (Ajisu) Leading final- round scores (Japan unless stated): 264 S Maruyama 63 72 63 66. 266 T Hamilton (US) 66 66 66 68. 270 T Watanabe 69 68 68 65; T Nakamura 66 69 67 68. 271 H Makino 70 69 65 67. 272 T Nakamura 68 65 67 72; E Itai 69 71 68 64.

LADY KEYSTONE WOMEN'S OPEN (Hershey, Pennsylvania) Leading second-round scores (US unless stated): 139 B Burton 68 71. 141 J Larsen 69 72. 142 L Davies (GB) 76 66; B King 70 72. 143 D Andrews 72 71; Pearl Sinn (Kor) 71 72; V Skinner 70 73; T Barrett 69 74. 144 C Figg-Currier 73 71. Selected: 149 C Pierce (GB) 73 76. 150 P Wright (GB) 76 74; T Johnson (GB) 74 76.

ENGLISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (St Enodoc): Final: N Buxton (Woodsome Hall) bt S Burnell (Burnham and Berrow) 2 and 1.

SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (Prestwick St Nicholas): Final: C Lambert (N Berwick) bt M McKay (Turnberry) 5 and 4.

WELSH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (Abergele and Pensarn) First-round qualifiers: 149 V Thomas (Pennard) 74 75. 153 B Jones (Denbigh) 74 79. 158 S Lovatt (Prestatyn) 84 74. 163 J Foster (Pontardawe) 81 82; S Boyes (Wenvoe Castle) 81 82. 164 P Runcie (Abergele and Pensarn) 79 85; P Chugg (Whitchurch) 80 84. 165 A Magee (Holyhead) 82 83; H Lawson (Bill Bay) 80 85. 166 A Donne (Padeswood and Buckley) 85 81; J Lloyd (Royal Mid-Surrey) 83 83. 168 R Morgan (Monmouth) 84 84; D Richards (Bargoed) 83 85; L Isherwood (Royal Porthcawl) 83 85; A Briggs (Royal Liverpool) 84 84. 172 C Thomas (Holyhead) 83 89.

VOLVO EUROPEAN TOUR ORDER OF MERIT (GB unless stated): 1 D Gilford pounds 178,602.64; 2 M James pounds 177,909.17; 3 N Faldo pounds 158,000; 4 J Haeggman (Swe) pounds 153,406.67; 5 P Broadhurst pounds 141,009.28; 6 C Rocca (It) pounds 134,043.98; 7 G Turner (NZ) pounds 128,050.07; 8 W Westner (SA) pounds 122,740.64; 9 S Torrance pounds 121,348; 10 F Nobilo (NZ) pounds 120,104.33.

EUROPEAN RYDER CUP POINTS TABLE (GB unless stated): 1 B Lane 326,217.75; 2 N Faldo 291,202.50; 3 C Montgomerie 254,214.12; 4 M James 251,331.58; 5 J Spence 210,577.65; 6 D Gilford 208,476.57; 7 S Richardson 184,746.41; 8 J-M Olazabal (Sp) 182,751.71; 9 P Broadhurst 181,645.95; 10 C Rocca (It) 178,275.25; 11 J Haeggman (Swe) 177,499.26; 12 M-A Jimenez (Sp) 172,995.32.