Golf

NATIONAL WOMEN'S INTERPROVINCIAL
(Invercargill)

Semifinals: North Harbour 5 Canterbury 0 (S. Tate bt B. Walsh 2 & 1, B. Park bt N. Wallace 5 & 3, C. Mitchell bt G. Jeong 4 & 3, N. Storck bt N. Woodgate 2 & 1, A. Choi bt C. Bates 4 and 3. Auckland 5 Southland 0 (J. Park bt R. Boniface 1 up, E. Chung bt J. Cleland 7 & 6, B. Holford bt L. Henderson 1 up, N. Krishna bt S. Elder 7 and 5, L. Nahi bt R. Pullar 2 up.

Final: North Harbour 3 Auckland 2. Tate bt Park 6 & 5, Park lost to Chung 2 & 1, Mitchell bt Holford 3 & 2, Storck lost to Krishna 3 & 1, Choi bt Nahi 3 & 2.

Canterbury finished third ahead of Southland on countback of individual games.

Playoffs, for fifth: Bay of Plenty-Thames Valley 3 Wellington 2. B. Kim lost to S. Nicholson 3 & 1, T. Clelland lost to A. Smith 1 down, J. Shin bt In Hong Lim 4 & 3, S. Lines bt R. Silfverskiold 4 & 2, L. Steele bt T. Rikihana 5 & 3.

For seventh: Waikato-King Country 3 1/2 Taranaki 1 1/2: S. McDonald bt O. Hartley 3 & 1, S. Pawhau and C. Bristow all square, K. O'Neill bt C. Wilson 4 & 3, W. Shailer lost to E. Hodson 2 & 1, S. Slavich bt D. McCallum 5 & 3.

For seventh: Otago 3 Hawkes Bay-Poverty Bay 2. J. Park bt L. Akers 3 & 2, H. Wallace lost to I. van Steenbergen 4 & 3, S. Greig lost to C. Duff 3 & 1, A. Boyce bt D. Hewitt 3 & 2, L. McRae bt J. Field 1 up.

For 11th: Northland 3 1/2 South Canterbury 1 1/2. M. Joo bt J. Amalfitano 3 & 2, S. Dangen and N. Webb all square, H. Kang bt J. Knight 5 & 4, J. Carroll and P. Bell all square, J. Bon and B. Green all square.

For 13th: Tasman 2 1/2 Manawatu-Wanganui 2 1/2. J-L. Moses bt K. White 6 & 5, R. White lost to V. Surtees 5 & 4, J. Drummond lost to J. Seccombe 2 & 1, M. Tapp and N. Keegan all square, D. Cook bt J. Guiniven 6 and 5. Playoff: Tapp bt Keegan at 20th.

LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL
(Las Vegas)

Leading scores after fourth of five rounds, par 72, US unless stated.- S. Appleby (Australia) 62 68 63 66.

260: S. Flesch 62 64 66 68.

262: S. McCarron 69 62 64 67.

263: R. Allenby (Australia) 66 66 65 66.

264: S. Lowery 65 64 70 65.

265: S. Verplank 64 62 66 73.

267: P. Goydos 67 65 68 67, C. Howell III 63 65 70 69, M. Brooks 68 65 64 70, T. Petrovic 64 67 66 70, W. Austin 65 65 65 72.

268: D. Frost (S Africa) 67 65 71 65, B. Andrade 66 71 65 66, P. Mickelson 67 64 69 68, B. Glasson 67 67 63 71.

269: K. Kuboya (Japan) 71 65 67 66, F. Lickliter II 70 64 69 66, S. Cink 67 66 69 67, R. Sabbatini (S Africa) 66 64 71 68, K. Jones 69 65 66 69, J. Furyk 65 67 67 70.

Also.- J. Senden (Australia) 63 67 69 71.

274: P. Price (Britain) 69 66 70 69, D. Pappas (S Africa) 65 72 68 69, R. Johnson (Sweden) 66 65 68 75.

275: G. Chalmers (Australia) 72 66 65 72, D. Clarke (Britain) 63 71 68 73, J. Parnevik (Sweden) 66 69 70 70.

276: S. Ames (Trinidad & Tobago) 66 69 68 73.

Missed cut.--over: C. Perks (NZ) 72 72 73, S. Alker (NZ) 73 73 71.

DUTCH OPEN
(Hilversum)

Leading scores after third round, par 70, Britain unless stated.- S. Hansen (Denmark) 68 65 66.

200: M. Lafeber (Netherlands) 67 69 64.

201: J. Donaldson 64 70 67, G. Murphy (Ireland) 64 70 67.

202: F. Andersson (Sweden) 67 66 69, N. Colsaerts (Belgium) 67 69 66, D. Park 68 67 67, S. Tinning (Denmark) 66 67 69.

203: M. Brier (Austria) 68 65 70, G. Emerson, 68 68 67, G. Evans 70 68 65, M. Gronberg (Sweden) 70 66 67, J. Spence 69 69 65.

204: S. Dyson 69 66 69, A. Forsyth 64 72 68, M. Olander (Sweden) 70 68 66.

205: G. Brand jnr 67 66 72, S. Dodd 67 70 68, B. Dredge 67 70 68, K. Ferrie 70 67 68, S. Luna (Spain) 69 70 66, D. Lynn 65 69 71, R. Sterne (S Africa) 71 65 69, A. Wall 67 70 68.

VICTORIAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
(Melbourne)

M. Doyle (Vic) 69 71 70 67.

279: C. Downes (Qld) 72 71 67 69.

280: N. Green (NSW) 73 71 71 65.

283: M. Fraser (Vic)70 73 68 72.

Also.- M. Pearce (NZ) 70 76 71 70.

290: M. Pettigrew (NZ) 67 80 74 69.

295: E. Burgess (NZ) 70 76 77 72.

296: B. Gallie (NZ) 71 77 76 72.