The Olympic Council of Ireland were pleased to support a very productive day at Carton House which will act as a good lead in to the youth and senior European team Championships and Nanjing Youth Olympic Games.
International expert Dr. Joseph Parent, who has worked closely with the world’s top golfers such as VJ Singh, spent time with both athletes and the coaches ensuring that their psychological preparation in is line with best practice for an upcoming international event, namely the youth Olympics and European Team Championships. His session included on course and off course sessions at Carton House.
It was the first time that both Ireland’s top male and female golfers had been brought together in this format, thanks to Irish golf’s Performance Directors Neil Manchip, David Kearney and Team captains listed below.
Following in house seminars, and putting green practice sessions golfers played four ball matches in the afternoon as follows-
| Amateur | |||||
| 14:10 | Jessica Carty & Gavin Moynihan | V | Chloe Ryan & Cormac Sharvin | ||
| 14:20 | Mary Doyle & Jack Hume | V | Olivia Mehaffey & Gary Hurley | ||
| 14:30 | Maria Dunne & Dermot McElroy | V | Paula Grant & Paul Donne | ||
| Under 18 | |||||
| 14:40 | Niamh Ward & Eoin Leonard | V | Ciara Casey & James Sugrue | ||
| 14:50 | Niamh McSherry & Kevin Le Blanc | V | Chloe Weir & Rowan Lester | ||
| 15:00 | Mairead Martin & Jamie Fletcher | V | Julie McCarthy & Conor Purcell | ||
| Attendees | |||||
| In addition to the players the following have been in attendance for all or part of the day | |||||
| Stephen Martin | CEO, Olympic Council of Ireland | ||||
| Ciara Losty | Psychologist, Olympic Council of Ireland | ||||
| Sinead Keane | Ladies Team Captain | ||||
| Darragh McGowan | Girls Team Captain | ||||
| Padraig Hogan | Men’s Team Captain | ||||
| Roy Archibald | Boys’ Team Captain | ||||
| Niall MacSweeney | Men’s Team Manager | ||||
| Alasdair Gibson | Boys’ Team Manager | ||||
| Paul Thompson | Ladies Team Coach | ||||
| David Kearney | ILGU Performance Manager | ||||
| Eamonn O’Flanagan | Boys’ Team Coach | ||||
| Neil Manchip | GUI National Coach | ||||
| Jussi Pitkänen | PGA Coach Education | ||||