Ireland made golfing history at the weekend by becoming the first country to win both the senior men’s and women’s Team Championships in the same year.

Australian Rebecca Artis recorded her first title on the Ladies European Tour with a one-shot victory over home favourite Caroline Hedwall at the Helsingborg Open in Sweden.

When you see an evening out at the golf club entitled “Five Shots Lower Without Changing Your Swing” it is usually enough to make any handicapper put down his remote control and go out into the night in search of a ticket.

Scotland’s Catriona Matthew held off a dramatic back nine charge from defending champion Suzann Pettersen to clinch a one-stroke victory in the Ladies Irish Open at Killeen Castle.

Melissa Reid has backed Europe’s Solheim Cup team to spring a surprise and beat their American counterparts in this weekend’s Transatlantic battle.

Melissa Reid has backed Europe’s Solheim Cup team to spring a surprise and beat their American counterparts in this weekend’s Transatlantic battle.

MEMBERS of Killarney Golf & Fishing Club who feared the withdrawal of 3 as sponsors of the Irish Open would set the club back €1 million can rest easy.

England’s Laura Davies fired a closing 70 to win the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open in Fohrenwald-Wiener Neustadt, Austria, this afternoon for her 75th career victory.

Ireland's Hazel Kavanagh opened with a four-under-par 68 at the ABN AMRO Ladies Open in Holland today to lead a Ladies European Tour event outright for the first time in her career.

THE Team Ireland Golf Trust yesterday announced grants worth €217,000 to 17 aspiring men and women pursuing careers on professional tours around the world.

Germany’s Anja Monke captured her maiden Ladies European Tour title with victory in the Vediorbis Open de France at Le Golf D’Arras.

European number two Gwladys Nocera of France hit the second round of 62 in as many days to match Felicity Johnson’s efforts at the Gothenburg Masters at Lycke Golf Club.

Georgina Simpson narrowly missed out at the Portugal Ladies Open in the Algarve as Anne-Lise Caudal from France shot a final-round 70 to claim her first Ladies European Tour title.

France’s Gwladys Nocera birdied the last three holes to share the lead with Sweden’s Maria Boden at the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open.

France’s Gwladys Nocera claimed her fifth Ladies European Tour title at the inaugural EMAAR-MGF Masters in India.

England’s Laura Davies is looking to erase one of the lowest points of her career last week by bouncing back to form at the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open in Austria, starting tomorrow.

Mhairi McKay and Janice Moodie believe it is important for Scotland to continue hosting the Ladies European Tour in order to help the growth of the women’s game in their homeland.

Germany’s Bettina Hauert secured her second Ladies European Tour victory after a dramatic and rain-soaked final round at the Finnair Masters in Finland.

World number six Suzann Pettersen gave a golfing master class to her home fans during the first round of the SAS Masters in Norway.

England’s Rebecca Hudson fired a seven-under-par 65 to take the halfway lead at the S4C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe.

England’s Rebecca Hudson shot a third-round 72 to take a one-shot lead at the Vediorbis Open de France Dames at Le Golf D’Arras.

England’s Lisa Hall defeated France’s Gwladys Nocera in an eight-hole play-off to claim her second Ladies European Tour victory in the Northern Ireland Ladies Open today.

Denmark’s Karen-Margrethe Juul, Australia’s Sarah Kemp and Italy’s Stefania Croce share the lead on eight under par after the second round of the BMW Ladies Italian Open.

Wales’ Eleanor Pilgrim shot a four-under-par 68 to earn a share of the lead at the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open.

England’s Rebecca Hudson fired a course record seven-under-par 65 to lead after the first round of the Spanish Open at Club de Campo Mediterraneo in Castellon.

Australia’s Nikki Garrett today captured her first Ladies European Tour title in the Tenerife Open at Golf del Sur.

Ladies European Tour rookie Kiran Matharu makes her first appearance of the year at this week’s Tenerife Ladies Open at Golf del Sur having set herself a target of winning three times this season.

Ireland's Curtis Cup star Claire Coughlan from Cork fired a 70 & 71 to lie two just shots behind the leaders at the halfway point of Ladies European Tour pre-qualifying school at Le Fonti golf club in Italy.

Australia's Shani Waugh completed a wire-to-wire victory at the Thailand Ladies Open but she needed a play-off to end the challenge of Gwladys Nocera.

THE Team Ireland Golf Trust have announced funding of over a quarter of a million euro for 29 Irish golfers.

Ana-Belen Sanchez from Spain became the fourth first time winner on the Ladies European Tour this season with a narrow victory in the BMW Ladies Italian Open.

MILLIONS of miles away. Paul McGinley makes a playful grab for his four year old son, Killian, ‘Killy’ around the house.