Sporting Digest: Golf

DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC Leading second- round scores (GB or Irl unless stated): 130 E Els (SA) 61 69. 136 S Torrance 69 67; P Broadhurst 69 67; G Evans 67 69. 137 G Norman (Aus) 68 69; M Roe 66 71; C Cassells 68 69; G Orr 68 69. 138 W Westner (SA) 70 68; K Eriksson (Swe) 69 69; S Ames (Tri) 69 69; C Montgomerie 71 67. 139 B Lane 69 70; R Boxall 69 70; R Willison 69 70; J Lomas 66 73; P Curry 70 69; I Aoki (Japan) 67 72. 140 D Curry 70 70; T Watanabe (Japan) 70 70; D W Basson (SA) 74 66; M Sunesson (Swe) 69 71; D Clarke 69 71; R Claydon 69 71. 141 R Chapman 71 70; P-U Johansson (Swe) 70 71; A Forsbrand (Swe) 69 72; J Payne 68 73; M Davis 75 66; O Karlsson (Swe) 69 72; J Robinson 71 70. 142 C Mason 71 71; P Fowler (Aus) 72 70; S Lyle 72 70; F Regard (Fr) 70 72; R Alvarez (Arg) 72 70; F Lindgren (Swe) 70 72. 143 S Struver (Ger) 74 69; J Haeggman (Swe) 71 72; P Fulke (Swe) 74 69; P Mayo 70 73; R Goosen (SA) 72 71; J Hawkes (SA) 70 73; M Mouland 71 72; M A Jimenez (Sp) 72 71; N Fasth (Swe) 70 73. 144 J Rystrom (Swe) 72 72; P Baker 72 72; D Gilford 70 74; S Grappasonni (It) 71 73; M A Martin (Sp) 72 72; B Langer (Ger) 71 73; S Tinning (Den) 70 74; P Way 69 75; D Ray 71 73; A Hunter 72 72. 145 (selected) P Walton 76 69; A Murray 70 75; M Gates 72 73; M Mackenzie 72 73; A Sherborne 71 74; P McGinley 75 70; J Spence 74 71; A Oldcorn 74 71; G Levenson (SA) 70 75; J Townsend (US) 73 72; M Miller 73 72; P Teravainen (US) 72 73. Missed cut (selected): 147 M Lanner (Swe) 74 73; F Couples (US) 71 76; C Rocca (It) 72 75. 148 R Rafferty 72 76; . 150 G J Brand Snr 75 75; G Brand Jnr 73 77.

PHOENIX OPEN (Phoenix, Ariz) Leading first- round scores (US unless stated): 65 G McCord, M Lye, D Forsman. 66 R Fehr, B Estes, B Chamblee, M Hulbert. 67 P Mickelson, G Kraft, B McCallister, B Burns, T Lehman. 68 S Elkington (Aus), V Singh (Fiji), A Magee, S Pate, B Bryant, E Humenik, D Ogrin, G Morgan, T Simpson, B Fabel, M Springer, B Glasson, L Janzen. GB: 70 D Feherty. (Six rounds incomplete due to bad light).

VINES CLASSIC (Perth, WA) Leading second-round scores (Aus unless stated): 136 W Smith 69 67; P Burke (US) 68 68. 138 M Clayton 67 71. 139 C Van der Velde (Neth) 67 72; R Davis 67 72; R Allenby 70 69; G Marsh 71 68. 140 M Campbell (NZ) 73 67; R Green 70 70; R Gibson (Can) 70 70; T Herron (US) 70 70. GB: 157 I Woosnam 80 77 (missed cut).

SOUTH AFRICAN MASTERS (Rustenburg) Leading second-round scores (SA unless stated): 138 J Becker (US) 71 67. 139 B Vaughn (US) 69 70. 141 J Singh (Ind) 69 72. 142 M James (GB) 70 72; R Kaplan (SA) 73 69; I Hutchings (SA) 73 69. 143 B Pappas (SA) 75 68; W Loots (SA) 72 71; D Gammon (SA) 73 70; R Fletcher (SA) 71 72; S Hendley (US) 72 71; R Wessels (SA) 72 71; C Davison (GB) 69 74. 144 B Lincoln (SA) 71 73; W Winsnes (SA) 74 70. 145 S Warnerfelt (Swe) 74 71; E Woods (US) 74 71; O Drawdy (US) 73 72; K Johnson (US) 74 71; R Huxtable (US) 73 72.