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Buick Open: US Open champion Retief Goosen of South Africa leads the field at the $3

Thu Aug 09 2001 - 01:00

Buick Open: US Open champion Retief Goosen of South Africa leads the field at the $3.1 million PGA Buick Open, the final tune-up for next week's PGA Championship.

Two-time defending PGA Championship king Tiger Woods, British Open champion David Duval and Ireland's Darren Clarke are among those sitting out before the final major golf championship of the year in suburban Atlanta.

Goosen is competing on American soil for the first time since his US Open playoff triumph at Tulsa, Oklahoma. He shared 13th at the British Open. Goosen has competed in six PGA Tour events this season, missing the cut twice.

World number two Phil Mickelson is also here as is Ireland's Padraig Harrington..

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Boys' Internationals: After a nail biting contest with the result in doubt until the final putt at the 18th hole, Ireland shared the spoils at 71/2 points each with England on the second day in the Boys' Home Internationals at Moortown yesterday.

The figures from the foursomes results do scant justice to the manner in which Ireland fought back against all odds yesterday morning. Ireland were down in all five matches at the thirteenth, and yet came back to forge ahead by three points to two.

The Islan's Robert McCarthy and David Rawluk will be the toast of Donabate after they came up trumps for the second day running, winning the last two holes for their second half point of the week, and the clincher came in the final game when Kenneth Fahey and Michael McHugh won the last three holes to finish one up.

In the afternoon England took the singles 51/2-41/2 to square the march.

Women: Defending champions Leinster made an impressive start in defence of their Women's Interprovincial title at The Island yesterday when they breezed past Munster 81/2-11/2 while Ulster just got the better of Connacht 6-4.

After a slow start the Leinster girls moved in top gear over the closing holes in the morning foursomes to take all three matches.

Connacht made a great fight of it against fancied Ulster before going down 6-4. Today Connacht play Leinster and Ulster meet Munster.