Leona Maguire made a solid start in the Blue Bay LPGA to lie just three shots behind China’s Mary Liu and Weiwei Zhang and South Korea’s Youmin Hwang in China.

Aine Donegan finished joint 16th in her professional debut in the weather-delayed Ford Women’s NSW Open in Australia.

Rookie Aine Donegan came back to earth with a bump when she carded a three-over 74 to go into the final round four strokes off the lead in the Ford Women’s NSW Open in Australia.

Lahinch’s Aine Donegan made a dream start to her professional career when she followed a bogey-free 68 with a blistering eight under 63 to grab the clubhouse lead in the weather-delayed Ford Women's NSW Open in Australia.

Aine Donegan makes her professional LET debut in Australia this week.

Aine Donegan and Olivia Mehaffey cruised into the top ten as Final Qualifying in Lalla Aicha Q-School reached the halfway mark in Morocco.

Lahinch’s Aine Donegan cruised to a five-shot win in pre-qualifying for the Lalla Aicha Q-School and insisted she must reset for next week’s Final Stage battle for Ladies European Tour cards.

David Carey’s hopes of winning his PGA Tour card suffered a killer blow when he opened with a seven-over 77 at the Final Stage of Q-School in Florida.

Leona Maguire was six shots off the lead in the LPGA's FM Championship as the next generation of Irish women made their mark in the inaugural Women's Irish Challenge at Malahide.

Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley got off to a solid start at the First Stage Section A of the DP World Tour Qualifying School in Bristol.

Aine Donegan will turn professional later this year and the Co Clare talent is hoping to gain invaluable experience in the inaugural Women’s Irish Challenge at Malahide Golf Club.

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.

Douglas amateur Sara Byrne added a two-under 70 to her opening 69 to move up the leaderboard in pre-qualifying for the LPGA Q-Series in California.

Three Irish golfers have been named in the eight-strong Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup side to face the USA at Sunningdale from 30 August to 1 September.

Elm Park’s Anna Foster defied a southerly breeze gusting over 20 mph to head the home challenge after the opening round of the Women’s Amateur Championship at Portmarnock.

One of the strongest-ever fields will assemble at Portmarnock to compete in the 121st Women’s Amateur Championship from 24-29 June.

Lahinch’s Aine Donegan became an international star at last year’s US Women’s Open but she insists she’s just aiming to have fun and see where that takes her in the women’s game’s biggest major this week.

Stephanie Meadow has been added to this week’s US Women’s Open field after four players made the 156-strong field via the Rolex Women’s World Rankings.