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Tseng unleashes new swing in Australia
Yani Tseng has unleashed her new, more powerful swing in nine holes of practice at Royal Melbourne, honing the tweaks to her technique as she familiarised herself with the sandbelt course. Read full article

LPGA season begins with more events, optimism
A dry board in the office of LPGA Tour Commissioner Mike Whan is filled with black-and-blue, an appropriate color scheme for a tour that had been taking its lumps over the last couple of years. Read full article

Boeljon wins Australian Ladies Masters
Christel Boeljon birdied the last hole to win the Australian Ladies Masters by one stroke on Sunday. Read full article

So Yeon Ryu leads by three strokes
US Open champion So Yeon Ryu shot a 3-under-par 69 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Australian Ladies Masters at the Gold Coast. Read full article

So Yeon Ryu leads Australian Masters
US Open champion So Yeon Ryu shot an 11-under-par 61 at Royal Pines on Friday to take a four-stroke lead after two rounds of the Australian Ladies Masters. Read full article

Players disqualified for breaching lift rules
Three players were disqualified from the Australian Ladies Masters on Friday for unknowingly breaching rules on preferred lies. Read full article

Lee leads Aus Masters by one shot
Bo-Mee Lee of South Korea made seven birdies for a 7-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead after Thursday's first round of the Australian Ladies Masters. Read full article

Ko (14) KOs the pros
Fourteen-year-old New Zealand amateur Lydia Ko has become the youngest-ever winner of a professional golf tournament, taking the women's New South Wales Open on Sunday by four shots. Read full article

Mallon named US Solheim Cup captain for 2013
Meg Mallon, an 18-times winner on the LPGA Tour, was announced on Thursday as United States captain for the 2013 Solheim Cup to be held in Parker, Colorado. Read full article

Cuningham earns Euro Tour card
South Africa's Tandi Cuningham finished in 20th spot on Thursday to earn her 2012 Ladies European Tour card at the Final Qualifying School held at La Manga Club in Spain. Read full article

LPGA book 27 events, 12 outside USA
A 27-event 2012 season with $47 million in prize money was announced on Tuesday by the LPGA Tour, with four new North American tournaments and the sanctioning of another in Australia. Read full article

I'll play until mid-50s - Laura Davies
Laura Davies turns 50 next year but the former world No 1 has no plans to hang up her spikes and believes she is capable of mixing it with golf's elite for several more seasons. Read full article

LPGA founding member dies aged 88
Bettye Danoff, one of the 13 founders of the Ladies Professional Golf Association, has died in Texas at age 88, the association said in statement on Friday. Read full article

Ryu, Thompson to play Aus Masters
US Women's Open champion So Yeon Ryu and American teenager Lexi Thompson will be among the field for February's Australian Masters. Read full article

Pace cements place among elite in Europe
Lee-Anne Pace followed up her breakthrough order of merit winning season on the Ladies European tour in 2010, with another impressive year with a second place finish in the Dubai Ladies Masters. Read full article

Thompson wins in Dubai
Alexis Thompson pulled away from Lee-Anne Pace of South Africa to win the Dubai Ladies Masters by four strokes and become the youngest professional winner on the Ladies European Tour on Saturday. Read full article

European women golfers struggle to gain attention
Less than a decade ago, European women were among the top golfers in the world with the likes of Annika Sorenstam and Laura Davies regularly vying for the top spot and racking up victories at the majors. Read full article

Pace poised for victory
South African Lee-Anne Pace, with a third-round 67, moved into a share of third place on eight under par, in the Dubai Ladies Masters at the Emirates Golf Club on Friday. Read full article

Teenage sensation shoots to the top
Alexis Thompson made a spectacular move to the top of the leaderboard when the teenage sensation shot a bogey-free round of six-under par 66 in the second round of the Dubai Ladies Masters on Thursday. Read full article

Wahlin leads at Dubai Ladies Masters
Lotta Wahlin took the lead in the first round of the Dubai Ladies Masters with a 6-under 66 on Wednesday, one stroke ahead of Becky Brewerton. Read full article