The British threat fell by the wayside as Brazilian teenager Angela Park birdied her final three holes for a third round 68 and set her sights on a maiden LPGA victory at the Evian Masters in France.

Rebecca Hudson is hoping to make full use of home advantage as she goes in search of a second title in the space of three weeks at the Ladies English Open, which starts tomorrow.

South Korea’s Amy Yang fired a course record nine-under-par 63 to take a five-stroke lead into the final round of the HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open.

England fell out of the running for the Women’s World Cup with a nightmare start to the foursomes at Sun City in South Africa today.

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.

America’s golfers followed last week’s successful defence of the amateur Walker Cup with a brilliant display to keep hold of the Solheim Cup at Halmstad in Sweden today.

America’s women golfers retained the Solheim Cup with a storming singles display at Halmstad in Sweden today.

Two great escapes and a moment of huge relief today kept alive Europe’s hopes of winning back the Solheim Cup in Sweden.

For the first time since 1998 the United States lead Europe after the first day of the Solheim Cup – but not by anything like the margin they had hoped for at Halmstad in Sweden.

Holders America had the chance to pull well clear of Europe on the opening day of the Solheim Cup at Halmstad in Sweden.

Holders America made the start they were hoping for in the Solheim Cup in Sweden today – and Europe’s players had only themselves to blame for a large part of it.

Nine years after they first played together against the Americans, Scot Catriona Matthew will again partner Annika Sorenstam when the Solheim Cup starts in Sweden tomorrow.

Annika Sorenstam, Suzann Pettersen, Catriona Matthew and Sophie Gustafson have made the European Solheim Cup team as the top four Europeans on the Rolex World Rankings not already qualified from the European points’ standings.

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 Kirsty Taylor carded a three-under par 69 to establish a one-shot lead going into the final round of the Catalonia Ladies Masters.

Australia’s Nikki Garrett carded a seven-under-par 65 to establish a one-shot lead after the second round of the Ladies Spanish Open in Castellon.

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

Australia’s Karrie Webb won her sixth ANZ Ladies Masters and her second title in as many weeks with a final-round 68 at Royal Pines Resort on the Australian Gold Coast.

Australia’s Karrie Webb broke her own course record with a 10-under-par 62 in the third round of the ANZ Ladies Masters at Royal Pines on the Gold Coast.

Welsh player Becky Brewerton began her quest for a maiden professional title at the ANZ Ladies Masters in Queensland with a six-under-par 66 at Royal Pines.

Australian rookie Sarah Kemp holds a one-stroke lead in the Estoril Ladies Open of Portugal but gale-force winds caused havoc at Quinta Da Marinha with the majority of the field still to complete their rounds.

France’s Stephanie Arricau put herself in line for a possible third win on the Ladies’ European Tour with a second successive round of five-under-par 67 in the KLM Open at Eindhoven.

England’s Kirsty Taylor and Rebecca Hudson and Wales’ Becky Brewerton are hovering around the top 10 on the European Tour Order of Merit, and all three will be gunning for a breakthrough victory in the KLM Women’s Open, starting tomorrow in the Netherlands.

New Zealand’s Lynnette Brooky maintained her overnight lead to claim the Spanish Open title by three strokes.

French Solheim Cup player Gwladys Nocera posted a four-under-par 68 to take a commanding five-shot lead in the Ladies Spanish Open at Panoramica Golf and Country Club.

World number one Annika Sorenstam began the new season in perfect fashion when she joined Liselotte Neumann in winning the Women’s’ World Cup for Sweden at Sun City in South Africa.

Wales’ Becky Morgan and Becky Brewerton made a surge through the field with a two-under-par 70 but Sweden’s Annika Sorenstam and Liselotte Neumann tightened their grip on the Women’s World Cup with a 69 in the second day foursomes at Sun City in South Africa.

World number one Annika Sorenstam and Liselotte Neumann contributed four birdies each to propel Sweden into a share of the lead after a seven-under-par 65 in the opening day fourballs at the Women’s World Cup at Sun City in South Africa.

South Korea’s Jeong Jang, the leader from round one, too an even firmer grip on the Weetabix Women’s British Open after a third round 69 today at Royal Birkdale.

CLAIRE COUGHLAN, the heroine of Ireland’s magnificent victory in the Home International Championship at Cruden Bay last month, is a shock omission from the Curtis Cup elite squad announced yesterday.

CORK star Clare Coughlan maintained an unblemished record in the Ladies Home International Golf Championship at Cruden Bay yesterday to fire Ireland into a strong position to go for their first title in seventeen years.

Ireland and Great Britain today staved off an amazing last-ditch fightback by the Continent of Europe at Co Louth to win the Vagliano trophy for the first time for a decade.

Australia won the women’s World Amateur Team Golf Championship and claimed the Espirito Santo Trophy for the first time for 24 years in a tight finish in the sweltering heat of Kuala Lumpur today.

GREAT BRITAIN and Ireland carded the equal-best score of the day to jump eight places up the leaderboard in the women’s World Amateur Team Golf Championship in the sweltering heat of Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

ADA O’SULLIVAN was happier with the second day performance of her Great Britain and Ireland side in the World Amateur ladies team championships in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

By Charlie Mulqueen MONKSTOWN’S Ada O’Sullivan is preparing for the biggest challenge of her golfing career.

IRELAND’S hopes of winning the Ladies’ Amateur Home International golf championship for the first time for 16 years were dealt a blow yesterday when they yielded a foursomes advantage to go down 5-4 to Wales.