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Top 4 in Bridgestone Order of Merit to win Home Internationals caps

Reigning Bridgestone Order of Merit champion, Rob Brazill (Naas). Picture by Pat Cashman

The GUI has announced its team selection and coaching selection criteria for 2020 and increased the number of automatic qualifiers from the Bridgestone Order of Merit for the Home Internationals team from three to four.

The top three players in the World Amateur Golf Ranking will also be picked.

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 transferrable 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.

GUI High Performance Programme 2020

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 20​20

GUI Provincial and Regional Coaching Panels 19-20

Anti-Doping

Anti Doping Policy and Information

Orders of Merit 2019

Bridgestone Order of Merit (Men) 

Bridgestone Boys

GUI Under 18 (Tom Montgomery Award)

GUI Under 16 (Joe Carr Award)

GUI Under 14 (Michael J Murphy Award)

GUI Seniors (Michael Hennelly Award)

GUI Mid-Amateur 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

Committees

  • 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

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