Sporting Digest: Golf

LEADING MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS: 1 N Faldo (GB) 23.43pts ave; 2 B Langer (Ger) 15.93; 3 F Couples (US) 14.19; 4 G Norman (Aus) 13.92; 5 N Price (Zim) 13.88; 6 T Kite (US) 11.91; 7 J M Olazabal (Sp) 11.86; 8 I Woosnam (GB) 11.64; 9 P Azinger (US) 11.35; 10 J Cook (US) 10.60; 11 D Love (US) 9.43; 12 M McNulty (Zim) 9.03; 13 M Ozaki (Japan) 8.96; 14 S Ballesteros (Sp) 8.57.

US RYDER CUP STANDINGS: 1 F Couples 915.500pts; 2 T Kite 860.000; 3 P Azinger 687.167; 4 J Cook 672.500; 5 D Love 635.000; 6 M O'Meara 506.250; 7 L Janzen 468.810; 8 C Beck 454.167; 9 R Mediate 428.929; 10 J Gallagher 417.500; 11 K Clearwater 404.166; 12 C Pavin 392.500; 13 P Stewart 388.393; 14 D Forsman 382.583; 15 T Lehman 379.286. (Top 10 qualify plus two wild cards).

GREATER GREENSBORO OPEN (North Carolina) Leading final-round scores (US unless stated): 281 R Mediate 74 67 71 69; S Elkington (Aus) 71 68 69 73 (Mediate won at fourth hole in sudden- death play-off). 282 P Azinger 73 67 70 72; G Morgan 71 69 69 73; D Hart 72 65 74 71. 283 L Janzen 71 71 70 71; M Weibe 72 73 68 70; D Edwards 70 71 70 72. GB: 292 S Lyle 75 70 74 73.