Sport in Short: Golf

SANDY LYLE, the defending champion, single-putted nine of the last 10 greens in the BMW International Open in Munich for a seven-under-par 65, the joint lowest third round score. At 202, he is three strokes behind Paul Azinger, of the United States, and Sweden's Anders Forsbrand.

BMW INTERNAIONAL OPEN (Munich) Leading third-round scores (GB or Irl unless stated): 199 A Forsbrand (Swe) 68 65 66; P Azinger (US) 66 67 66. 200 B Langer (Ger) 66 69 65; C Rocca (It) 65 69 66. 201 G Day (US) 66 70 65; J Spence 68 68 65; C Pavin (US) 71 64 66; D Clarke 68 62 71. 202 S Lyle 70 67 65; R McFarlane 67 68 67; M James 69 66 67; D Feherty 66 67 69; S Tinning (Den) 70 62 70. 203 G J Brand 69 68 66; S McAllister 70 66 67; M Jiminez (Sp) 69 67 67; D Gilford 67 68 68. 204 H Baiocchi (SA) 70 68 66; A Mednick (Swe) 66 70 68; P Fowler (Aus) 67 67 70; C Montgomerie 65 67 72.

FORTE PGA SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP (Royal Dublin) Leading third-round scores: 216 C O'Connor Snr (Ryl Dublin) 73 70 73; T Horton (Ryl Jersey) 74 68 74. 217 A Grubb (Rodway Hill) 71 75 71. 218 K MacDonald (Berkshire) 77 69 72. 219 R Fidler (W Kent) 72 75 72; J Fourie (SA) 69 75 75. 220 J Kinsella (Skerries) 73 72 75. 221 M Murphy (Baltinglass) 75 75 71; J Hamilton (Brickendon Grange) 69 78 74.

BUICK OPEN (Grand Blanc, Mich) Leading second- round scores (US unless stated): 134 D Frost (SA) 67 67. 135 W Grady (Aus) 66 69. 136 B Fabel 64 72. 137 J Huston 69 68. 138 K Clearwater 70 68; S Hoch 69 69; M Sullivan 69 69; D Tewell 68 70; M Wiebe 69 69; B Faxon 69 69. 139 J Ross 72 67; G Lesher 68 71; D Forsman 72 67; B Zabriski 69 70; G Norman (Aus) 68 71; S Elkington (Aus) 70 69; D Ogrin 72 67; J Haas 73 66; D Rummells 71 68; J Sluman 68 71.

STRATTON MOUNTAIN LPGA TOURNAMENT (Stratton, Vermont) Leading second-round scores (US unless stated): 136 B King 70 66. 138 L West 70 68; D Mochrie 68 70. 139 K Davies (GB) 72 67. 140 N Foust 72 68; R Walton 70 70; D Lasker 69 71. GB: 141 L Davies 73 68. 143 P Wright 74 69. Missed cut: 148 T Johnson (GB) 75 73. 151 C Pierce (GB) 77 74.

BOYS' INTERNATIONAL: GB & Irl v Europe (Royal Mid-Surrey): Foursomes: S Gallacher & A Farmer (Sco) bt L Westerberg & P Edero (Swe) 4 & 3; H McKibbin & A Reid (Sco) hlvd with S Delagrange & F Stolear (Fra); Y Taylor & D Park (Wal) hlvd with F Valera & J Vizcaya (Sp); S Drummond (Eng) & S Quinlivan (Irl) lost to F Jacobson (Swe) & T Biermann (Ger) 2 & 1; B Davis & M Foster (Eng) lost to L Ruspa (It) & C Ravetto (Fra) 1 hole. Result: GB & Irl 2 Europe 3. Singles: Gallacher lost to Westerberg 1 hole; McKibbin bt Edero 1 hole; Taylor lost to Delagrange 1 hole; Farmer lost to Valera 1 hole; Drummond bt Stolear 3 & 2; Quinlivan bt Jacobson 4 & 3; Park lost to Bierman 2 & 1; Davis bt Ruspa 5 & 4; Foster bt Ravetto 2 & 1; Reid bt Vizcaya 3 & 2. Result: GB & Irl 6 Europe 4. Final result: GB & Irl 8 Europe 7.

DIGITAL SENIORS' CLASSIC (Concord, Mass) Leading first-round scores (US unless stated): 66 W Zembriski. 67 S Hobday (SA); K Zarley; G Player (SA). 68 B Crampton (Aus). 69 A Kelley; G Archer; M Hill; L Trevino; J Ferree; G Littler; D Stockton.