The Golfing Union of Ireland has released its team selection and coaching selection criteria for the 2020 season.
The big news sees consistency being reward with the top 4 on the Bridgestone Order of Merit at year’s end set to earn automatic section to the Home Internationals, up from three places last year.
The 2020 Home Internationals will be played at Royal Dornoch in Scotland where England will be aiming to complete a hat trick of wins. The top three Irish golfers in the World Amateur Golf Rankings will also be picked to compete.
Should a player be unavailable or in the case of the Home Internationals, meet more than one of the automatic selection criteria, the selection will not be transferable and will instead become a Selection Committee Pick.
For example, if one of the top-3 Irish players on WAGR is in the top-4 on the Bridgestone Order of Merit at the time of selection, the automatic pick will not move down to the player placed fifth on the Bridgestone Order of Merit and will instead revert to the Selection Committee.
Coaching Panel Selection Criteria
GUI Selection Criteria – Coaching Panels 2019-20
Team Selection Criteria
Men’s Team Selection Criteria 2020
Boys Team Selection Criteria 2020
Men’s Panel 2020
Robert Brazill (Naas), Colm Campbell (Warrenpoint), Keith Egan (Carton House), Sean Flanagan (Portmarnock), Eanna Griffin (Waterford), Rowan Lester (Hermitage), Matthew McClean (Malone), Tom McKibbin (Holywood), Tiarnán McLarnon (Massereene), John Murphy (Kinsale), Peter O’Keeffe (Douglas), Mark Power (Kilkenny), Caolan Rafferty (Dundalk), James Sugrue (Mallow)
Under 18 Panel 2020
Josh Black (Lisburn), Joseph Byrne (Baltinglass), Robert Galligan (Elm Park), Fionn Hickey (Muskerry), Joshua Hill (Galgorm Castle), Dylan Keating (Seapoint), Joshua McCabe (Roganstown), Tom McKibbin (Holywood), Sam Murphy (Portumna), Robert Walsh (Kinsale)
Under 16 Panel 2020
Adam Challoner (Galway Bay), Zak Collins (Muskerry), Luke Cunningham (Galway Bay), Fionn Dobbin (Malone), Darcy Hogg (Belvoir Park), Alex King (Faithlegg), Lucas Lyons (Limerick), Sean McLoughlin (Co. Sligo), Aiden O’Carroll (Powerscourt), Gavin O’Neill (Malahide), Morgan O’Sullivan (Ballyneety)
GUI Provincial and Regional Coaching Panels 2020
GUI Provincial and Regional Coaching Panels 19-20
Anti-Doping
Anti Doping Policy and Information
Orders of Merit 2019
Bridgestone Order of Merit (Men)
GUI Under 18 (Tom Montgomery Award)
GUI Under 14 (Michael J Murphy Award)
GUI Seniors (Michael Hennelly Award)
GUI’s Coaching Management Team
Neil Manchip – National Coach
James Corcoran – High Performance Programme Manager
Eamonn O’Flanagan – Leinster HP Lead
Ian Kearney – Connacht HP Lead
Stephen Hood – Ulster HP Lead
Fred Twomey – Munster HP Lead
Ireland Team Captains
John Carroll – Men’s Team Captain
Alasdair Gibson – Boys Team Captain
Kevin Raftery – Under 16 Boys Captain
Michael Coote – Seniors Team Captain
Provincial Leads
Ian Kearney (Connacht)
Eamonn O’Flanagan (Leinster)
Fred Twomey (Munster)
Stephen Hood (Ulster)
Provincial Coaches:
Connacht – Ian Kearney, Xavier Medas, Hugh O’Neill, Keith O’Neill
Leinster – Eamonn O’Flanagan, Paul McCanny, Shane O’Grady, Paul Thompson, Johnny Young
Munster – Michael Collins, Paul Kiely, Ian Stafford, Fred Twomey
Ulster – Shaun Devenney, Seamus Duffy, Johnny Foster, Stephen Hood, Chris Jelly
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Robbie Cannon
Physiotherapy
Orlaith Buckley & Mary Dowling
Dietician
Sandra Wilkinson
High Performance Committee
Niall MacSweeney (Convenor), Irish Senior Captain, Irish Boys’ Captain, Convenor Junior Golf, Walker Cup Selector, Martin Hynes, Harry McAlinden, Liam Troy, Roy Archibald
Junior Golf Committee
Peter English (Convenor), Junior Selection Committee, Tony Cassidy, Tony Slevin, Kevin Murray, John McGrath
Junior Selection Committee
Irish Boys’ Captain (Convenor), Jimmy Duggan, Kevin Raftery, Peter English, Peter Waddell
Senior Selection Committee
Irish Senior Captain (Convenor), Niall MacSweeney, Michael Delany, Kevin Murray, John McKinstry
Seniors Selection Committee
Irish Seniors Captain (Convenor), Matt Donohue, Barry Doyle, Sean O’Leary, Brian Hutchinson
Team Ireland Golf
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