Cork dual star Briege Corkery is amongst the nominees for the Irish Times/Vhi Healthcare Sportswoman of the Year award for 2006.

Cork's Claire Coughlan added a level par 72 to her opening 71 to lie four shots off the lead at the halfway stage of the LET Final Qualifying School at La Cala Resort in Spain.

Cork's Claire Coughlan fired an opening one under par 71 to lie just three shots off the lead after the first day’s play at the LET Final Qualifying School at La Cala Resort in Spain today.

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.

IRELAND’S Curtis Cup star Claire Coughlan (Cork) is tied seventh and her compatriot Msartina Gillen (Beaverstown) tied 14th after the first day of the Ladies European Tour’s Pre Qualifying School at Le Fonti in Italy. Coughlan shot a two under par 70 while Gillen was one further back on 71.

South Africa withstood a surge by defending champions Sweden to win the 2006 Women’s World Amateur Golf Team Championships at Steelenbosch today, becoming the first victorious host nation since 1980.

Stacy Bergman fired a three under par 69 to give South Africa a four shot lead over Sweden going into the final round of the 2006 Women’s World Amateur Golf Team Championships at Stellenbosch, South Africa, October 18-21.

Kelli Shean of Cape Town and Ashleigh Simon of Johannesburg each shot three-under-par 69s to propel South Africa into the lead by three strokes over Germany after the second day’s play at the 2006 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship. Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Irish champion Tricia Mangan (Ennis), Claire Coughlan (Cork) and Martina Gillen (Beaverstown) will represent Ireland at the Espirito Santo Womens Amateur World Cup at Stellenbosch, October 18-21.

IRELAND’S women golfers were fuming last night at throwing away a golden opportunity to open their Home International campaign at Frilford Heath in Oxfordshire with a victory over champions England.

The Irish women's golf team travels to England this weekend to play in the Ladies Home Internationals at Frilford Heath on September 13-15.

Suzuki, now in their fourth year of sponsorship, host the national finals of the Suzuki All-Ireland Ladies Golf Senior Cup at Massereene golf club, Antrim this Friday and Saturday.

Leinster look to defend their Ladies Interprovincial title when the three-day tournament starts at Headfort Golf Club, Kells, Co Meath, on August 2-4.

Carlow’s Tara Delaney sets out to capture an unprecedented third consecutive title at the Irish Open Strokeplay Championship in Rosses Point this weekend.

The Irish Ladies Golf Union has selected four underage-level teams to represent Ireland at various International events in June and July.

Tricia Mangan (Ennis), fresh from her seventh-place finish at the Welsh Open Strokeplay, defends her Lancome Irish Ladies’ Close Championship at The European Club, Co Wicklow, May 13 to 17.

THE Irish Ladies Golf Union National Training Committee is hosting its inaugural National Training Seminar for elite national players on Saturday January 7th at the Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links.

IRELAND attempt to make history this week by winning, for the first time, a third consecutive Ladies Home International Golf Championship.

THIS is a huge week for golf in Ireland and Britain with at least four major tournaments down for decision.

IRISH teenage superstar Rory McIlroy stayed in contention for the European Amateur individual title with a second successive sub-par round over the Rinkven course at Antwerp in Belgium yesterday.

LEINSTER retained the Ladies Inter-provincial title at Royal Belfast yesterday after an exciting final round of singles matches against great rivals Munster.

THE scene is set for a battle between Leinster and Munster on Day 3 of the Ladies Interprovincials at the Royal Belfast golf course.

THE Munster finals of the Irish Mixed Foursomes get under way at Monkstown on Saturday, with Nenagh facing Newcastle West in the first of the semi-finals at 9am.

There are no newcomers on the Munster Ladies golf team seeking to regain the Ladies Interprovincial title at Royal Belfast Golf Club this week.

IRISH champion Tricia Mangan secured a crucial singles point for Great Britain and Ireland in their Vagliano Trophy match against the Continent of Europe at Chantilly yesterday.

Monkstown’s Ada O’Sullivan wants the Great Britain and Ireland team to get back to winning ways in the prestigious Vagliano Trophy against Europe this weekend. Declan Colley reports.

Curtis Cup star Claire Coughlan (Cork) bowed out of the Lancome Ladies Close at Portsalon yesterday following a 2/1 defeat by the in-form Karen Delaney (Carlow).

AWARD judges couldn’t split Cork’s sporting finest yesterday.

Cork's Claire Coughlan saved her best for last in the British Ladies Open strokeplay championship at Alwoodley, Leeds yesterday.

Marion Riordan stepped up a gear to become the top Irish golfer at the halfway stage of the British Ladies Open Amateur Strokeplay Championship at Alwoodley yesterday.

Irish golf international Claire Coughlan has been crowned June’s Irish Times Mitsubishi Electric Sportswoman of the Month.

Teenage sensation Michelle Wie led from the front as the United States retained the Curtis Cup when they beat Great Britain and Ireland 10-8 in an enthralling match at Formby today.

Great Britain and Ireland won the foursomes 2-1 on the second day of the Curtis Cup at Formby to tie the match at 6-6.

Great Britain and Ireland whitewashed the United States 3-0 in the Curtis Cup opening foursomes at windy Formby today to give captain Ada O’Sullivan the perfect start to her quest to end a run of three successive defeats.

IRELAND'S Curtis Cup rookie Claire Coughlan will have plenty to cope with today on the opening day of the event at Formby when she plays against American teen starlet Michelle Wie.

IRELAND'S newest Curtis Cup player, Claire Coughlan, finished second in the Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Amateur Championship at Royal Troon yesterday.

CORK’S Claire Coughlan will be the 12th Irish golfer to play in the Curtis Cup when she lines out for Britain & Ireland against the United States at Formby on June 12 and 13.

ONE of Ireland’s greatest sporting victories in 2003 was marked last night when Jimmy Mangan, trainer of Grand National winner Monty’s Pass, was presented with the Supreme Sportstar award at the annual celebration of Jurys Hotel Cork sports promotion.

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.

BOTH the Irish mens and ladies senior golf teams show changes from the original selections for the Home International series at Ballybunion and Cruden Bay respectively.

ON a day when overseas players dominated at Shannon, Sophie Walker from Lincolnshire is poised to add the European Ladies Amateur Strokeplay title to the English Championship won recently.

ACE Cork golfer Claire Coughlan had a commanding seven strokes to spare as she added the Suzuki Irish Ladies Strokeplay Championship to her titles tally at Rathsallagh yesterday.

IRELAND produced strong finishes in both the European ladies and boys team championships in Germany and the Czech Republic respectively at the weekend to clinch an unusual double.