Date: August 02, 2015
Author: Dean Kinney

State Selection

BENCHMARKS AND SELECTION CRITERIA FOR GOLF NSW HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM AND JNJG JUNIOR PROGRAM

Golf NSW Elite Squad

(Players must meet two of the following criteria to gain selection)

  • Top 10 National Ranking (men)
  • Top 5 National Ranking (women)
  • Top 100 R & A World Ranking (men)
  • Top 80 R & A World Ranking (women)
  • Winner of an Australian Men’s or Women’s National Ranking event (weighting 4 or higher)
  • Top 16 of Australian Amateur (men)
  • Top 8 of Australian Amateur (women)
  • Qualify for match play portion of the U.S Amateur
  • Qualify for match play portion of the British Amateur

Players will be considered for selection into the Elite Squad at any stage during the program if they meet the above criteria. Rankings must be maintained for minimum of six weeks.

Golf NSW Emerging Squad (Players 17-21 years –Must be under 21 years old beginning January 1st of the program year)

(Players must meet two of the following criteria to gain selection)

  • Top 25 National Ranking (men)
  • Top 15 National Ranking (women)
  • Top 240 R & A World Ranking (men)
  • Top 200 R & A World Ranking (women)
  • Top 3 in Australian Men’s or Women’s National Ranking Event (weighting 4 or higher)
  • Top 32 of Australian Amateur (men)
  • Top 16 of Australian Amateur (women)

Players will be considered for selection into the Emerging Squad at any stage during the program if they meet the above criteria. Rankings must be maintained for minimum of six weeks.

Players can be selected into the Emerging Squad by the Golf NSW High Performance Committee at any time that does not meet the above criteria.

JNJG/Golf NSW Junior Elite Squad (Players 18 years and under- Must be under 18 years old beginning January 1st of the program year)

(Players must meet two of the following criteria to gain selection)

  • Top 10 National Junior Ranking (Boys)
  • Top 5 National Rankings (Girls)
  • Top 40 National Ranking (Men and Women)
  • Top 300 R&A World Ranking (Men and Women)
  • 1st Junior Vardon/Junior Derrin Rankings
  • 1st in a National Junior Selection Event
  • Top 32 Australian Amateur
  • Top 5 Australian Junior Championships

Players will be considered for selection into the Junior Elite Squad at any stage during the program if they meet the above criteria. Rankings must be maintained for minimum of six weeks.

Players can be selected into the Junior Elite Squad by the Golf NSW High Performance Committee at any time that does not meet the above criteria.