Sport in Short: Golf
ANDERS FORSBRAND, of Sweden, won the Equity & Law Challenge at Royal Mid-Surrey yesterday with 11 birdies and two eagles in the last two rounds to finish on 20 points.
EQUITY AND LAW CHALLENGE (Royal Mid Surrey): Final scores (1pt for birdies, 2pts for eagles, GB or Irl unless stated): 20pts A Forsbrand (Swe) 5 7 8. 17 R Claydon 7 3 7. 16 R Allenby (Aus) 9 1 6. 15 M Mouland 5 6 4; M Mackenzie 7 5 3. 14 B Marchbank 5 6 3. 13 P Lawrie 4 3 6; P Hall 2 6 5; D Gilford 6 2 5. 12 D Clarke 3 4 5; P Broadhurst 3 5 4; M Gates 5 2 5. 11 J Townsend (US) 3 6 2; S Field 3 3 5; R Chapman 7 3 1; G Turner 8 1 2. 10 C Mason 3 1 6; V Singh (Fiji) 4 2 4. 9 G Ralph 2 2 5; D R Jones 3 4 2; R Lee 3 3 3; P Walton 4 2 3; J Sewell 4 1 4; J Robson 4 3 2; R Winchester 4 3 2. 7 P Baker 3 0 4; G J Brand 3 3 1. 6 R Boxall 5 0 1. 5 B Lane 2 1 2. Disqualified: D Cooper, P Senior (Aus).
GOLF FOUNDATION SCHOOLS' CHAMPIONSHIP (Newbattle Golf Club) Team: 1 George Heriot's School, Edinburgh 238 (C Cheape 79, N Thomson 79, A Hogg 80); 2 Knox Academy, Haddington 248; 3 Earlston High School 248. Individual: L Nicholson (Knox Academy) 72.
PGA EUROPEAN TOUR QUALIFYING COMPETITIONS Leading first-round scores: (Bolton Old Links): 69 D Prosser (Eng). 70 L Batchelor (Eng). 71 L Turner (Eng), T Ryd (Swe), N Hubbard (Eng). 72 N Holman (Eng), G Kenny (Aus), J Andersson (Swe), P Mayo (Wal), D Shepherd (Eng), I Spence (Eng), J Cheetham (Eng). (Quietwaters): 68 J-M Arruti (Sp). 69 C Everett (Sco), G Midtvage (Nor). 70 F Roca (Sp). 71 D Westermark (Swe). 72 A Coltart (Sco), J Lorente (Sp), D Robinson (Eng), C Post (Den), S Wood (Eng), M Tunnicliffe (Eng). (East Sussex National): 71 J Evans (Eng). 72 G Collinson (Sco), P Jones (Wal), J Dunn (Eng). 73 D Walker (Irl). 74 O Nordberg (Swe). 75 T Butscher (US), T Huyton (Eng), R Budde (Den). (Manchester): 69 P Magnebrandt (Swe). 70 M Sludds (N Irl), R Alvarez (Arg). 71 I Benson (Eng), L Bonnevier (Swe), R Clarson (Eng), I Harrison (Eng). 72 K Kearney (Irl), J Kirkpatrick (US), S Kelly (Eng), F Lundgren (Swe), L Yearn (Eng).
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