Sport in Short: Golf

BILL DONE, the former finance director of the PGA who nine months ago switched roles to the commercial side of the Ryder Cup, has been suspended over an 'internal matter'.

IAN WOOSNAM has withdrawn from next month's Australian Masters because of a schedule conflict. Woosnam will play in the Malaysian Open instead.

MOUNT EDGECOMBE TROPHY (Johannesburg): Leading first-round scores (SA unless stated): 68 T Johnstone (Zim), J Hawkes. 69 I Palmer, S Ford (US), G Reid, C Davison. 70 N Henning, B Lincoln, C Pappas (US), R Goosen. 71 G Halverson (US), Vijay Singh (Fiji), P Hatchett (US), R Crowder (US), S van der Merwe, R Wessels. GB: 72 C Williams.