Sporting Digest: Golf

The Singapore government has advised its players not to take part in next week's Canlubang Classic tournament in the Philippines for fear of reprisals over the execution of a Filipino maid. The Canlubang Classic is the second competition in the inaugural Asian PGA Tour, set up last year.

PEUGEOT FRENCH OPEN (Paris) Second-round scores (GB or Irl unless stated): 140 G Turner (NZ) 70 70. 141 C Rocca (It) 69 72. 142 N Briggs 73 69; J Spence 71 71; P Broadhurst 67 75; A Hunter 69 73. 143 P Affleck 72 71; J Rivero (Sp) 72 71. 144 W Riley (Aus) 72 72; R McFarlane 72 72; P Golding 71 73; J Lomas 71 73; P Haugsrud (Nor) 73 71; S Lyle 75 69; A Sorensen (Den) 68 76; D J Russell 73 71. 145 O Karlsson (Swe) 74 71; T Planchin (Swe) 72 73; P Fulke (Swe) 69 76; F Nobilo (NZ) 72 73; D Williams 73 72; L White 69 76; P O'Malley (Aus) 72 73. 146 R Chapman 74 72; R Rafferty 72 74; P Eales 73 73. 147 P Moloney (Aus) 77 70; S Struver (Ger) 74 73; D Curry 72 75; M Farry (Fr) 70 77; J Van de Velde (Fr) 76 71; D Carter 72 75. 148 R Burns 76 72; F Andersson (Swe) 73 75; E Darcy 74 74; P Curry 77 71; M Davis 75 73; A Lebouc (Fr) 73 75; J M Olazabal (Sp) 69 79; P Mayo 71 77; S Dodd 70 78; M Archer 70 78; J L Guepy (Fr) 77 71; D Smyth 71 77; M Mouland 75 73; P Mitchell 77 71; R Wessels (SA) 75 73; M Jonzon (Swe) 72 76. 149 I Garrido (Sp) 75 74; L Westwood 76 73; P Teravainen (US) 73 76; P Lawrie 77 72; S McAllister 76 73; T Johnstone (Zim) 76 73; C Cevaer (Fr) 78 71; P Baker 74 75; S Luna (Sp) 76 73; E O'Connell 73 76; S Cage 74 75; M Gates 71 78. 150 P Simpson 74 76; M Clayton (Aus) 79 71; R Goosen (SA) 78 72; R Claydon 75 75; J Hawksworth 70 80; J Quiros (Sp) 73 77; J Haeggman (Swe) 72 78; B Lane 75 75; G Brand Jnr 74 76; S Richardson 75 75; J Coceres (Arg) 74 76; F Regard (Fr) 78 72; M Mackenzie 75 75; S Grappasonni (It) 73 77; T Price (Aus) 72 78. Did not qualify: 151 J Bickerton 73 78; M Miller 79 72; P Talbot 73 78; E Giraud (Fr) 76 75; G Ryall 75 76; A Murray 71 80; S Tinning (Den) 76 75; S Watson 73 78; J Sandelin (Swe) 73 78; J Mellor 73 78. 152 D Hospital (Sp) 75 77; J Bland (SA) 77 75; M Besanceney (Fr) 79 73; N Fasth (Swe) 74 78. 153 V Fernandez (Arg) 77 76; D Feherty 78 75; P Walton 78 75; J Robinson 76 77; K Waters 78 75; W Stephens 76 77; M Litton 75 78; M McLean 76 77. 154 J M Canizares (Sp) 77 77; M Nichols 79 75; B Telleria (Fr) 80 74; F Tarnaud (Fr) 83 71; D Ray 78 76; P McGinley 75 79; S Bottomley 77 77; A Cejka (Ger) 74 80; R Drummond 77 77; M Piner (Sp) 78 76. 155 C Larrain (Ven) 79 76; G Hjertstedt (Swe) 81 74; F Jacobson (Swe) 79 76; M James 79 76; R Sabarros (Fr) 77 78. 156 I Spencer 80 76; D Nouailhac (Fr) 75 81; A Bossert (Swit) 78 78; T Levet (Fr) 78 78; J Remesy (Fr) 74 82. 157 C Suneson 77 80; Q Dabson (Fr) 78 79; J Robson 76 81; G Emerson 81 76. 158 G Orr 81 77; B Davis 80 78; M Roberts 78 80. 159 K Eriksson (Swe) 80 79; O Rojahn (Nor) 79 80; M Gronberg (Swe) 76 83. 160 A Gillner (Swe) 80 80. 161 I Pyman 79 82; J M Carriles (Sp) 84 77; J Townsend (US) 78 83. 162 D Westermark (Swe) 80 82. 165 *M Eliasson (Swe) 84 81; J Wilshire 85 80. 170 J Gronhagen (Swe) 80 90. Retired: E Canonica (It); M Campbell (NZ); M Roe; P Fowler (Aus). Withdrew: M A Martin (Sp); P Quirici (Swit). * denotes amateur.

MIZUNO OPEN ( Hakui, Japan) Leading second-round scores (Japan unless stated): 134 R Gibson (Can) 72 62; E Mizoguchi 67 67. 136 B Watts (US) 69 67; T Horiki 69 67; B Jobe (US) 68 68. 137 S Higashi 66 71. 138 T Fukuzawa 70 68; S Mori 70 68; T Nakajima 69 69; P Senior (Aus) 69 69. 139 T Hamilton (US) 69 70; A Gilligan (Aus) 68 71. 140 R Mackay (Aus) 67 73. 141 F Minoza (Phil) 72 69; Kyi Hla Han (Bur) 72 69. 142 Lin Chie-hsiang (Tai) 72 70. 143 C Franco (Par) 73 70; Hsieh Chin-sheng (Tai) 71 72. 144 Chen Tze-chung (Tai) 72 72; E Herrera (Col) 71 73; F Casas (Phil) 71 73; W Smith (Aus) 68 76.

ASIAN PGA INTERNATIONAL (Pattaya, Thai) Leading second-round scores: 134 AJohl (Ind) 66 68. 135 R Pactolerin (Phil) 69 66; M Cunning (US) 67 68. 136 Thamnoon Sriroj (Thai) 67 69; H Buhrmann (Rus) 66 70. 137 C Devers (US) 69 68; M Komura (Japan) 69 68; Park No Seok (S Kor) 68 69.

GREATER HARTFORD OPEN (Cromwell, Connecticut) Leading first-round scores (US unless stated): 64 B Estes; K Triplett. 65 D Stockton Jnr. 66 J Cook; B Henninger; G Waite (NZ); E Aubrey. 67 G Norman (Aus); M Bradley; G Kraft; D Pooley; T Sills; D Rummells; R Black; P Azinger; C Beck. 68 D Ogrin; V Singh (Fiji); M O'Meara; M Carnevale; K Perry; R Stewart (Can); J Haas; S Jones; D Barr (Can); G Boros; S Rintoul (Aus); D Hammond; L Rinker.

Yorkshire's Alison Nicholas was in line for a second win in three outings after a six-under-par 66 left her sharing the lead after the first round of the 54-hole European Masters at Cleydael, Antwerp, yesterday.

AMERICAN EXPRESS TOUR EUROPEAN WOMEN'S MASTERS (Cleydael, Antwerp) Leading first-round scores (GB or Irl unless stated): 66 F Dassu (It); A Nicholas. 69 K Espinasse (Fr). 70 R Hetherington (Aus); J Morley. 71 S Gustafson (Swe); F Fehlauer (Ger); L Fairclough; K Davies; M Landehag (Swe); C Hall; S Prosser; K Orum (Den); S Waugh (Aus); F Pike