The PGA Grand Slam of Golf has been moved from Donald Trump’s course in Los Angeles in the wake of the US presidential candidate’s controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants.

Colin Montgomerie will get little respite after an arduous week at the US Open when he defends the senior equivalent in Sacramento this week.

Rory McIlroy’s former fiancée Caroline Wozniacki has achieved a lifelong dream of appearing in Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue which goes on sale this week. 

Congratulations to Tricia Mangan on her appointment as the next high performance director of the Irish Ladies Golf Union (ILGU).

Keegan Bradley may not have been born for Ryder Cup battle but he has certainly been groomed for it from a very early age.

A wealthy Thai businessman with an impressive portfolio of Asian golf properties is one of the favourites to become the new owner of the prestigious Fota Island Resort in Cork, with a sale expected to go through this month.

But for Rory McIlroy’s solo march to his second major at Kiawah Island, golf’s final grand event of the season, the USPGA, might have been shunted into the sidings by the medals and records, inspiration and heartache of the London Olympics.

THE marketing blurb describes it as “the ultimate luxury gift book of 2011”.

EUROPEAN captain Alison Nicholas unveiled her very own Seven Nation Army in Dublin yesterday then revealed she has borrowed some inspiration from Ryder Cup heroes Ian Poulter and Colin Montgomerie in how to defeat the Americans.

IT is cheap and easy to sneer at soccer players, to curl your lip because they are ignorant of Joyce and Shakespeare, to loftily deprecate the vulgarity and the flash and their insane salaries.

LADIES Irish Open boss Roddy Carr avoided some Chinese torture to deliver a world class field at Killeen Castle next month.

Women’s world number one Lorena Ochoa confirmed today she is to retire from the game after next week’s Tres Marias Championships in her native Mexico.

LADIES European Tour chiefs have announced that the 2011 Solheim Cup at Killeen Castle will be played during September (23-25) and not in its usual August slot.

Ji-Yai Shin finished off a successful season today by winning the ADT Championship in West Palm Beach, Florida.

In the wake of her scorecard blunder at the State Farm Classic, Michelle Wie has decided to once again square off with the men.

Teenager Michelle Wie produced her season’s best score of 67 as fellow American Christina Kim grabbed the lead with a nine-under-par 63 in the first round of the LPGA State Farm Classic in Illinois.

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

Michelle Wie’s comeback from a wrist injury ended miserably today as she withdrew from the Ginn Tribute in South Carolina.

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.

England’s Karen Stupples, who is almost four months pregnant, carries British hopes in the elite field for tomorrow’s Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions in Mobile, Alabama.

Sergio Garcia recovered from a slow start to justify his position as pre-tournament favourite in the Omega European Masters in Switzerland today.

Sergio Garcia, the only member of Europe’s Ryder Cup team taking part in the Omega European Masters, made a slow start to the defence of his title in Switzerland today.

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.

Paula Creamer did not have the start she hoped for at the site of her historic first triumph, the Sybase Classic.

England’s Sue Strudwick turned back the clock with a great third-round 67 as American Angela Stanford took a grip on the Franklin American Mortgage Championship in Nashville, Tennessee.

English duo Laura Davies and Karen Stupples are in need of a season’s pick-me-up in today’s Franklin American Mortgage Championship at the Legends Club in Nashville, Tennessee.

Karen Stupples returns refreshed from a week’s break to boost the British challenge in tomorrow’s inaugural Ginn Clubs and Resorts Open in Orlando, Florida.

Lorena Ochoa carded a final-round six-under-par 66 to win the Takefuji Classic in Las Vegas.

Annika Sorenstam has beaten stiff competition from Michael Campbell and Colin Montgomerie to create more golfing history.

AMERICAN journeyman Bart Bryant upstaged world number one Tiger Woods by cruising to a six-shot victory in the season-ending Tour Championship on Sunday.

Annika Sorenstam is off to a good start in her quest to make history.

A couple of hours after finishing fourth in her first professional tournament, 16-year-old Michelle Wie was sensationally disqualified from the Samsung World Championship at Bighorn in Palm Desert, California.

Natalie Gulbis fired a six-under-par 66 but local favourite Lorena Ochoa struggled to a one-over 73 in the first round of the Morelia Championship in Mexico.

ON a golf course, she’s a celebrity in the international spotlight.

FOLLOWING on from Mark O’Meara’s win in Dubai, Britain’s Laura Davies made it a great weekend for veterans when romping to victory in Sydney.

PADRAIG HARRINGTON is all for it; Greg Norman, Ernie Els and Colin Montgomerie are all against it.

Greg Norman today urged golf’s administrators to find a way of outlawing the increasingly popular practice of leading female players taking sponsors’ invitations to compete on the men’s tours.

Former LPGA superstar Nancy Lopez has been named captain of the 2005 United States Solheim Cup team.

Annika Sorenstam’s historic season has been recognised with her winning the 2003 Golf Writers’ Trophy.

ANNIKA SORENSTAM successfully defended her title at the LPGA Safeway Classic in Oregon after birdieing the 17th hole for a one-stroke victory over Beth Daniel.

ANNIKA SORENSTAM defied her critics with a highly creditable one over par 71 in her first-ever round on the PGA Tour.

Ireland’s Des Smyth maintained his share of the lead at the halfway stage of the US Champions Tour Qualifying Tournament at World Woods Golf Club in Florida.