Golf Australia is pleased to announce the members of the 2009 Golf Australia National Squad and also the AIS squad. The male National Squad members are Scott Arnold (NSW), Jason Scrivener (WA), Matt Jager (WA), Grant Scott (NSW), Brendan Smith (NSW), Daniel Nisbet (QLD), Ryan McCarthy (TAS) and Daniel Beckmann (VIC). Victorians Matthew Griffin and Josh Younger depart the squad as well as New South Wales Tim Stewart and Rohan Blizard and Western Australian Michael Foster with all five men committed to pursuing a career in professional golf. The female National Squad members are Stacey Keating (VIC), Julia Boland (NSW), Rebecca Flood (NSW) and Whitney Hillier (WA). Stephanie Na (SA) and Clare Choi (VIC) will both be seeking to gain Tour cards and becoming professionals. The Australian Institute of Sport squad members are Scott Arnold, Brendan Smith, Jason Scrivener, Matt Jager, Daniel Nisbet, Stacey Keating and Julia Boland. Golf Australia Director-National Elite Development Peter Knight said he was pleased with the squads. Both of these squads are made up of our best amateur talent and the inclusion of Daniel Nisbet and Ryan McCarthy shows the quality of players who are not long out of junior golf, Knight said. These squads are slightly smaller than our allowable numbers and for that reason there will be a review of the squads in the new year with the opportunity of adding to both the National and AIS squads . The players who are beginning a career in professional golf do so after having been such great ambassadors for Australia and their respective states. They have our best wishes for long and successful careers as professionals .