Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul was the first-round leader after an opening round of 64 (-7) at the 2026 AIG Women’s Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes where Leona Maguire was best of the Irish.

Ireland’s Anna Foster booked her place in this week’s AIG Women’s Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes after coming through the gruelling qualifying at St Annes Old Links where 13 players booked their place in the women’s Major.

Paul McGinley emerged as the leading Irish player after the opening round of the ISPS HANDA Senior Open at Gleneagles, where defending champion Pádraig Harrington remains in touch with Cameron Percy’s overnight lead.

Ireland’s Pádraig Harrington is relishing the prospect of defending his ISPS HANDA Senior Open title as Europe’s only Senior Major returns to The King’s Course at Gleneagles in Scotland this week.

France’s Valentine Delon emerged victorious in The 123rd Women’s Amateur Championship by narrowly beating Andrea Revuelta in the 36-hole Final at Muirfield.

Ireland’s Stuart Grehan claimed the biggest victory of his career as the Tullamore native triumphed in The 131st Amateur Championship by defeating American Matt Moloney in the 36-hole final at Royal Liverpool.

Three Irish players, Stuart Grehan, Keith Egan and Matthew McLean, made it through the gruelling qualifying and into the match play stages of The 131st Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool and West Lancashire Golf Club. 

Great Britain and Ireland came up narrowly short of a first away Curtis Cup win in 40 years, but only after an outstanding performance gave the United States of America a significant scare at Bel-Air Country Club.

Ireland’s Brendan Lawlor and Daphne van Houten from the Netherlands will look to defend their respective titles at this week’s G4D Open, being held at the Celtic Manor Resort in Wales for the first time (14-16 May).