NEXT month, many of the world’s finest lady golfers assemble at Killeen Castle for the 12th Solheim Cup.

American Solheim Cup captain Rosie Jones has sprung a surprise by naming Ryann O’Toole as one of her wild cards for the match against Europe at Killeen Castle in Ireland from September 23 to 25.

ADMISSION is free, the quality of the field could hardly be better, the location is both new and spectacular.

THE AIB Ladies Irish Open gets underway on Friday at Killeen Castle, Co Meath, having attracted its strongest field ever.

Michelle Wie claimed a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Tres Marias Championship in Mexico on Friday.

Yani Tseng has won the first women's golf Major of the year, winning the Kraft Nabisco Championship as overnight leader Karen Stupples faded over the final round in California.

Kristy McPherson is alone atop of the leaderboard at the Kraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills after shooting a two-under 70 move on to eight-under 208 overall.

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.

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.

Scotland’s Catriona Matthew claimed her fifth worldwide title with a three-stroke victory at the Scandinavian TPC Hosted by Annika.

Scotland’s Catriona Matthew produced the round of the tournament – a six-under-par 66 – to take a share of the lead after the third day’s play at the Scandinavian TPC.

Laura Diaz claimed the lead at the Scandinavian TPC in Sweden as one of two players to manage successive sub-par rounds.

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

Norway’s Suzann Pettersen grabbed the lead with a super 67 and Scots Mhairi McKay and Catriona Matthew are also well in the hunt after at the halfway stage of the McDonald’s LPGA Championship at Bulle Rock in Maryland.

England’s Laura Davies had to settle for a disappointing third place as American Brittany Lincicome came from behind to claim the Ginn Open at the Reunion Resort in Florida today.

England’s Laura Davies had to settle for a disappointing third place as American Brittany Lincicome came from behind to claim the Ginn Open at the Reunion Resort in Florida on Sunday.

American teenager Morgan Pressel became the youngest winner of a women’s major when she shot a final round 69 at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in California.

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.

Annika Sorenstam is confident her team can defend the Lexus Cup this week but she is wary of a backlash from an Asian side keen to avenge last year’s heavy defeat.

Brittany Lincicome picked up her first LPGA title when she comfortably defeated fellow-American Juli Inkster by 3 & 2 to claim the HSBC Women’s World Matchplay Championship at Hamilton Farm in Gladstone, New Jersey.

Juli Inkster and Brittany Lincicome were set face off in an all-American final at the HSBC Women’s World Matchplay Championship at Hamilton Farm in Gladstone, New Jersey.

Swedes Annika Sorenstam and Sophie Gustafson kept the European flag flying as they advanced to today’s quarter-finals of the HSBC Women’s World Matchplay Championship at Hamilton Golf Club in Gladstone, New Jersey.

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