Philosophy

The Middlesex Teams & Coaching Committee created the following  philosophy to ensure a  supportive and outstanding service is consistantly delivered to the County's elite players.  

“ Middlesex Golf Teams & Coaching pledge to accommodate all golfers who are interested and of the ability to represent the County, according to the standards set out by the committee. 

Whatever your reason for playing the game, we will foster that passion and encourage you to play and love the game in your own unique way. If you aspire to be one of the greatest that has ever played the game, we want to facilitate your path to the top. If playing County golf is your goal, we want to help you taste success along the way. Regardless of what your goals in the game are, we want every golfer that has been selected by the County to be able to say that they have learned lessons that are not only applicable to golf, but also to life.” 

We have a commitment to offer all County Players something at County level that players cannot obtain at club level.

Teams and Coaching Committee

1. Darragh Coghlan - Director
2. Neil Jennings - Team Manager
3. CK Lee - Team Manager
4. Phil Tiddy - Team Manager
5. Irvine Walker - Team Manager
6. John Penn - Team Manager
7. Mandy Miller - Team Manager
8. Mary McDowall - Team Manager
9. Di Williams - Team Manager
10. Charles Sandison-Woods - County Coach

Winter Training

The criteria for selection for Winter Training Squads is detailed HERE. 

After the playing season has ended, players have the opportunity to be selected for Middlesex Winter Training. 

As well as providing a fun social atmosphere, this combined training gives the Team Managers the opportunity to monitor all potential players and see who is performing well and improving before a decision is made about which players should represent the County in Inter-County Matches wich begin in the spring. Generally, the criteria for selection for Winter Training are: 

• The player must have their Home Club in Middlesex
• The player's WAGR Ranking 
• The player's performances in National events (Brabazon Trophy, etc.)
• The player's performances in County events (Men’s County Championship, etc)

The overall aim of Winter Training is to improve upon the already considerable abilities of the high-performance players and assist them towards excelling in national amateur golf while representing Middlesex.

Summer Squads & Inter-County Golf

Usually a squad of 10-12 players will make up the pool from which players will be selected for matches. These Squads will be selected after Winter Training has finished and before the playing season begins. Generally, the criteria for selection are:

• Players' commitment to and performance in Winter Training
• Players' commitment to and performance early season events. 
• Performance in early season friendly matches
• Players' commitment to county matches