Sporting Digest: Golf

OVB WOMEN'S OPEN (Zell am See, Aut) Leading final scores (GB or Irl unless stated): 277 F Descampe (Bel) 70 70 69 68; T Hanson (US) 70 69 66 72 (Descampe won at second extra hole). 279 L Lambert (Aus) 71 64 71 73. 282 S Yamamoto (Japan) 70 72 70 70; M Burstrom (Swe) 71 71 69 71. 283 L Hackney 68 72 74 69. 284 K Espinasse (Fr) 75 72 70 67; K Orum (Den) 69 73 73 69; G Stewart 69 74 71 70. 285 H Wadsworth 70 76 68 71; J Arnold (NZ) 73 70 70 72; J Bartholomew (US) 70 65 75 75. 286 J Allmark (Swe) 70 73 75 68; P Meunier (Fr) 73 74 71 68; P Rigby (Swe) 71 71 74 70; M Dobek (US) 71 74 71 70; S Mendiburu (Fr) 70 71 74 71; L Sugg (US) 68 72 74 72; P Rizzo (US) 74 70 69 73. 287 E Orley (Swit) 72 72 71 72; S Moon (US) 71 72 71 73; * H Klump (Ger) 73 71 70 73. 288 K Parker (US) 70 70 74 74; S Gautrey (Aus) 75 70 69 74. 289 D Dowling 73 73 73 70; D Reid 70 72 74 73; S Hodge 71 72 72 74; J Morley 72 73 69 75. * denotes amateur.

ROCHESTER WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL (Rochester, NY) Leading third-round scores (US unless stated): 206 P Sheehan 67 72 67; K Albers 69 68 69; M Redman 68 67 71; B King 66 68 72. 207 B Bunkowsy (Can) 72 67 68; D Coe-Jones 69 67 71; L Kiggens 67 69 71. 208 D Mochrie 69 70 69; N Ramsbottom 68 71 69. 209 H Alfredsson (Swe) 69 70 70. 210 M Figueras-Dotti (Sp) 69 72 69. 211 A Dibos (Peru) 70 71 70. 212 J Stephenson (Aus) 72 68 72. 213 S Little (SA) 74 69 70. 216 P Wright (GB) 71 71 74. 218 A-M Palli (Fr) 76 69 73; T Abitbol (Sp) 71 71 76. 219 J Crafter (Aus) 74 71 74.

YOMIURI OPEN (Nishinomiya, Japan) Leading final scores (Japan unless stated): 270 T Watanabe 68 64 67 71. 272 A Gilligan (Aus) 65 64 71 72. 273 T Nakajima 69 67 69 68. 275 M Kusakabe 66 69 69 71. 276 K Takahashi 65 70 70 71; F Minoza (Phil) 71 69 71 65.

WELSH OPEN STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP (St Pierre, Gwent) Leading final-round scores: 290 M Van Hootegem (Bel) 75 76 69 70; G Houston 74 72 72 72 (Van Houtegem won at 4th extra hole). 297 S D Allen (Aus) 74 75 77 71; P Edwards 76 76 73 72. 298 D Blockley 78 75 74 71. 300 D H Park 78 76 72 74. 301 P Wilkins 76 75 78 72; C N Evans 76 76 76 73; G Vearing (Aus) 79 72 76 74; A Wall 76 76 75 74; B Dredge 75 77 74 75; J Loosemore 74 74 77 76.