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.

ON A course he says is cruel to a golf buggy’s batteries, John Paramor may be inflicting considerable pain on his cart at Killarney Golf & Fishing Club this week.

Two weeks after Greg Norman threatened to become the oldest major winner ever American Juli Inkster today set up the chance to do the same in the women’s game.

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.

Suzann Pettersen made a birdie putt on the second play-off hole to edge out Lorena Ochoa to win the Longs Drugs Challenge on Sunday.

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.

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.

Laura Davies today added a touch of spice to her record 10th appearance in the Solheim Cup – by saying that one of the Americans is “not particularly nice”.

Stacy Lewis made some history at the the 1.25 million NW Arkansas Championship on Sunday when she became the first amateur in 38 years to win an LPGA event.

Lorena Ochoa produced a superb seven-under-par 64 to go four strokes clear going into the final round of the Canadian Women’s Open.

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.

Annika Sorenstam set the early clubhouse target in the second round of the Ricoh Women’s British Open at St Andrews today.

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.

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

American Sherri Steinhauer rolled back the clock today when she shot a six under par 66 and took a two-shot lead after the third round of the Weetabix Women’s British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes.

American Juli Inkster bolted home a 30-foot birdie putt on the first green to keep daylight between herself and the rest of the field in today’s third round of the Weetabix Women’s British Open today at Royal Lytham & St Annes.

Laura Davies outwitted 16-year-old playing partner Michelle Wie and was the leading British player on level par after the first round of the Weetabix Women’s British Open.

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.

British interest ended today with defeats for Catriona Matthew and Laura Davies in the HSBC Women’s World Matchplay Championship at Hamilton Golf Club in Gladstone, New Jersey.

Laura Davies and Catriona Matthew ended a British jinx in the HSBC Women’s World Matchplay Championship with first round victories today 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.

Defending champion Annika Sorenstam begins her quest for the Grand Slam – a clean sweep of the four majors for women – at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in California tonight.

EUROPE’S hopes of a first win away from home disappeared as America regained the Solheim Cup at Crooked Stick in Carmel, Indiana.

England’s Laura Davies fired a course-record nine-under-par 62 and is one shot behind leaders Annika Sorenstam and Juli Inkster at the ShopRite LPGA Classic.

World number one Annika Sorenstam will be chasing her third Evian Masters title in five years when the event gets underway at Evians-Les-Bains in France today.

Teenage sensation Michelle Wie has accepted an invitation to play in this year’s Evian Masters from July 21-24.

EUROPE’S women golfers brilliantly won back the Solheim Cup in Sweden yesterday - and wasted little time doing it.

Scottish pair Janice Moodie and Catriona Matthew, winning Curtis Cup team-mates nine years ago, took Europe nearer a third Solheim Cup victory in Sweden this evening.

MOTHER-TO-BE Patricia Meunier-Lebouc and Suzann Pettersen, the baby of the team, kept Europe in front after day one of the Solheim Cup match in Sweden yesterday.

Mother-to-be Patricia Meunier-Lebouc and Suzann Pettersen, the baby of the team, kept Europe in front after day one of the Solheim Cup match in Sweden today.

PHILOMENA GARVEY, the most famous Irish lady golfer in history played in the inaugural Vagliano Trophy match back in 1959, making it particularly appropriate that, on the first occasion this biennial fixture is contested in Ireland, it should be fought out on the spectacular links of County Louth made famous by Garvey.

Europe’s hopes of a first ever victory on American soil disappeared in a desperately disappointing final day for Dale Reid’s team in the Solheim Cup at Interlachen Country Club in Minnesota today.

JULI INKSTER fired a closing 66 to win her second US Women's Open title by two shots from Sweden's world number one Annika Sorenstam on Sunday.

Britain’s Janice Moodie moved into joint sixth place with a 71, but Sweden’s Annika Sorenstam claimed a two-shot lead with a 69 after three rounds of the US Women’s Open at Prairie Dunes in Kansas.

Britain’s Catriona Matthew was one of only half a dozen players to break par as she continued her record as a US Women’s Open form horse today at Prairie Dunes in Kansas.