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Guide: Ahead of the Ladies' British Open

The Ladies' fifth and final major of the year is decided in St Andrews, "the home of golf". Here is the guide ahead of this week's British Open on the classic Old Course.

Guide: Ahead of the Ladies' British Open

Stark wants mixed golf at the next Olympic Games: "Would be cool"

Maja Stark sprinted well, but there was no blue-yellow Olympic Games medal at Le Golf National. In four years, the next chance will come – maybe even in a mixed competition.

Stark wants mixed golf at the next Olympic Games: "Would be cool"

Got the gold - the Swedes not near a medal

Bronze in Tokyo 2021, silver in Rio 2016 – now gold in Paris. Lydia Ko has completed the collection of OS medals.

Got the gold - the Swedes not near a medal

Medal Hunt – Now Stark Must Do Like Scheffler

Six strokes up to the podium, only 18 holes left to play in the Olympic Games golf. Hopeless situation? Not according to Maja Stark.

Medal Hunt – Now Stark Must Do Like Scheffler

The putting let the Swedes down: "Difficult-to-read greens"

An eagle and two birdies. Still, it didn't lift off for Maja Stark in the Olympic Games golf at Le Golf National southwest of Paris.

The putting let the Swedes down: "Difficult-to-read greens"

Went to Paris round trip – just for the Olympic Games opening ceremony

The golfer Maja Stark loves being part of the Olympic Games. So much so that she went to Paris ten days in advance – just to be part of the opening ceremony.

Went to Paris round trip – just for the Olympic Games opening ceremony

Zero birdies for Grant in Olympic Games debut

18 holes – without a single birdie. Linn Grant shook her head after her Olympic Games debut.

Zero birdies for Grant in Olympic Games debut

Tough for Åberg – Scheffler took Olympic Games gold

World number one Scottie Scheffler did what Ludvig Åberg had hoped to do. The American's monster round was enough for Olympic Games gold.

Tough for Åberg – Scheffler took Olympic Games gold

Swedish duo fine-tune OS form in France

Eight Swedish women are gearing up when it's time for the year's fourth golf major, Evian Championship – including OS duo Maja Stark and Linn Grant who are fine-tuning their form ahead of the games in Paris. .

Swedish duo fine-tune OS form in France

Swedish Olympic team grows – eleven new names

With a month to go until the Olympic opening ceremony, the Swedish team is growing and now stands at 110 active members. A skateboarder, a hammer thrower, three golfers and a group of swimmers are among the team's newcomers.

Swedish Olympic team grows – eleven new names

Grant and Stark set for Olympic golf

Linn Grant and Maja Stark will represent Sweden in ladies' golf at the Olympics in Paris this summer. Madelene Sagström had a chance to challenge them for one of the two tickets to Paris, but her results in the PGA tournament in the USA at the weekend were not enough to overtake either of them in the world rankings, which determine who gets to go.

Grant and Stark set for Olympic golf

Sagström lost ground ahead of the decisive round in the Major

Swedish golfer Madelene Sagström has dropped off the pace ahead of the decisive round in the PGA Championship and now trails leading South Korean Amy Yang by six strokes. Sagström carded a 73 in the third round of the women's third major of the year, one over par, with five bogeys and four birdies.

Sagström lost ground ahead of the decisive round in the Major

Sagström chases major title

Madelene Sagström has got a fine start to this year's PGA Championship. The Swede is two under par after half the tournament and is still in the hunt for her first major title in her career.

Sagström chases major title

Guide to the Ladies' PGA Championship in Golf

The World No. 1 wants to get back on the winning track and two young Swedish women hope to qualify fully for their first Olympics.

Guide to the Ladies' PGA Championship in Golf

Åberg becomes world number four – second Olympic spot goes to Norén

Ludvig Åberg has already been formally selected for the Olympics in Paris and the second Swedish men's spot is likely to soon go to Alex Norén. The qualification period ended after the US Open and on the new world ranking presented on Monday, Norén is 55th, the second-best Swede after Åberg.

Åberg becomes world number four – second Olympic spot goes to Norén

Söderberg continues to shine: "Sick fun"

Sebastian Söderberg continues to play brilliantly and leads the Scandinavian Mixed tournament in the European tour clearly. For Olympic-bound Madelene Sagström, the tournament is already over after a disastrous ending on Friday.

Söderberg continues to shine: "Sick fun"

OS Round One to Grant – in the Top Struggle

Linn Grant or Madelene Sagström to the OS in Paris? After the first round of the European tour tournament in Sweden, it's an advantage for Grant. I can only influence how I play, says the 24-year-old, who with her five under par is in the top fight.

OS Round One to Grant – in the Top Struggle

Swedes knocked out of US Open – only two remain

Swedish women got a tough start in the US Open golf in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, already in the first round – and the second round continued in the same dismal tone. Of the five Swedish women who played, only two remain after the second round.

Swedes knocked out of US Open – only two remain