Leona Maguire led the home challenge after an opening 70 but she was even more pleased to see pal Olivia Mehaffey dip under par on her return to action in the KMPG Women’s Irish Open at Carton House Fairmont.

Sara Byrne kicked off a big week for Irish women’s golf in California last night by qualifying for the next stage of the LPGA Qualifying School.

Croham Hurst’s Canice Screene hopes the best is yet to come after she claimed the AIG Irish Women’s Amateur Close Championship with a 2&1 win over Ballybunion’s Emma O’Driscoll at Roscommon.

Beth Coulter celebrated her Curtis Cup call-up by reaching Friday’s AIG Irish Women’s Close semi-finals at Roscommon.

Fresh off her third-placed finish at The R&A U-16 Amateur Championship on Sunday, Olivia Costello claimed the Senior Girls’ All-Ireland Schools individual title at Milltown on Monday.

Hermitage’s Kate Lanigan was the best of the Irish in the opening round of the 94th Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship at Penina.

Scottish golfer Lorna McClymont says patience was the key to her success as she went back-to-back in the Flogas Irish Women’s Amateur Open Championship.

Kirkistown Castle’s Beth Coulter slipped three shots off the lead in the Flogas Irish Women’s and Girls’ Amateur Open Championship as Scotland’s Lorna McClymont shot another course record to take a three-stroke lead into Sunday’s final round.

Rossmore's Kate Dwyer will be a player to watch for when she returns for May's Irish Women’s and Girls’ Amateur Open after she overcame wet and windy conditions to win the Woodbrook Ladies' Scratch Cup.

Carton House’s Marc Boucher and Hermitge’s Kate Lanigan lead the respective Irish challenges after the opening strokeplay qualifying rounds for the Copa del Rey and the Copa de la Reina in Spain.

Leona Maguire confessed winning the KPMG Women's Irish Open would be just one rung below a Major after she holed over 100 feet of putts in a five-under 67 to lurk just two shots off the lead at Dromoland Castle.

New Forest’s Adam Kelly and Roscommon’s Olivia Costello were the only Irish players to progress in the Boys’ and Girls’ Amateur Championship at Carnoustie.

Title favourite Beth Coulter hit top form again after struggling in qualifying to set up a last-16 clash with Tramore’s Anna Dawson in the AIG Irish Women’s Close at Grange.

Lahinch’s Aideen Walsh produced a brilliant short game display to top the qualifiers for the AIG Irish Women’s Amateur Close by two strokes in tough, windy conditions at Grange.

Three Irish girls finished in the top 20 as Scotland’s Grace Crawford secured back-to-back victories after finishing with an eagle to claim a memorable success in The R&A Girls’ U16 Amateur Championship at Enville.

Golf Ireland has announced four teams for forthcoming international events in Spain and Wales.

Anna Foster was thrilled to etch her name alongside Leona and Lisa Maguire and Olivia Mehaffey on the AIG Irish Women’s Amateur Close trophy with a 2&1 win over Kirkistown Castle's Beth Coulter at Ballybunion.

Teenagers Olivia Costello and Beth Coulter lit up the AIG Irish Women’s Close as they progressed to Sunday morning’s semifinals in impressive fashion at Ballybunion.

Munster golfers dominated the opening day of matchplay combat in the AIG Irish Women’s Close with seven golfers from the province through to the last 16 at Ballybunion.