American Paula Creamer retained a firm grip on the Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions as she stretched her lead to six shots with a round to play in Mobile, Alabama.

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.

Scotland’s Mhairi McKay claimed a share of second place as Mexico’s Lorena Ochoa again underlined her dominance of the women’s game with victory at the Safeway Classic in Oregon.

Juli Inkster and Shi Hyun Ahn sit atop the leaderboard at the Canadian Open on eight under par after the pair recorded second-rounds of 66 and 67 respectively at the Royal Mayfair Country Club.

Laura Diaz fired a six-under-par 65 to make the early running after the first round in the Canadian Women’s Open at the Royal Mayfair Country Club.

Minea Blomqvist’s stellar back nine performance gave her the lead at the Scandinavian TPC after the opening round.

Annika Sorenstam begins the defence of her own tournament in Sweden tomorrow hoping to salvage a difficult season.

ANNIKA SORENSTAM is being helped by none other than Tiger Woods as she tries to capture the first professional women’s event ever staged at the Home of Golf.

Annika Sorenstam is being helped by none other than Tiger Woods as she tries to capture the first professional women’s event ever staged at the Home of Golf.

For Michelle Wie the start of the Women’s British Open at St Andrews tomorrow is less about being part of history and more about trying to forget the recent past.

American Juli Inkster set her sights on becoming the oldest winner on the LPGA Tour after a third-round 69 gave her a two-shot lead at the Evian Masters.

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.

The Women’s British Open, which in August will become the first championship for women professionals ever to be played over the Old Course at St Andrews, has a new title sponsor.

Michelle Wie today warned her appearance at the Omega European Masters was not a one-off, and revealed she even harbours ambitions to play in the Ryder Cup.

Michelle Wie’s caddie has claimed he was “shocked and surprised” to be sacked by the 16-year-old.

Reigning Women’s British Open Champion Jeong Jang set her sights on a second LPGA title after a third-round 66 in the Wegmans LPGA in Rochester, New York.

Two days short of his 40th birthday Jean Van de Velde took another step back up the golfing ladder with a superb six-under-par 66 at Wentworth today.

Michelle Wie was next-to-last and in need of a miracle after an opening nine-over-par 79 at the US Tour’s Sony Open in Honolulu.

Thomas Bjorn believes it will be a case of “money talks” when it comes to the issue of women playing in European Tour events.

HERE IS a prediction for 2006 — you will not see Jean Van de Velde, or any other man, compete in the Women’s British Open.

European tour executive director George O’Grady said today the circuit was “not totally against ladies playing by invitation”.

Anybody who thinks Jean van de Velde is joking about wanting to play in the Women’s British Open should have been at Valderrama when he spoke yesterday - he meant every word he said.

NOW that women are allowed to enter the British Open championship Jean van de Velde wants to enter the Women’s British Open — and he intends to write off for an application form.

Now that women are allowed to enter the Open championship Jean van de Velde wants to enter the Women’s British Open – and he intends to write off for an application form.

Teenage sensation Michelle Wie and Women’s British Open champion Jeong Jang could both make history next year by trying to qualify for the Open Championship at Hoylake.

Teenage sensation Michelle Wie made a pleasing debut in the Weetabix Women’s British Open but she has already set her sights on playing in the men’s event in the near future.