Team Ireland Golf Trust

The Team Ireland Golf Trust was established in 1999 by the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation to assist Irish golfers, both male and female, in the early stages of their professional careers.

The Trust was set up as a partnership between state agencies, private companies and the various golf organisations.

The Team Ireland Golf Trust Committee was established to oversee the operation of the Trust Scheme and to consider applications received under the Scheme. 

The Trust Committee consists of a representative’s from the Irish Sports Council, Fáilte Ireland, the Irish PGA, the GUI, the ILGU, and the private sector. The Trust chairman is Mr. Padraig O’hUiginn, who was appointed by Minister McDaid. The Trust is administered by the Irish Sports Council. 

The objective of the Scheme is to support golfers who have the potential and programme to become established players on the main international tours, such as the European Tours and US PGA Tours. The Team Ireland Golf Trust is designed to provide a package of support to selected young professional golfers to help them realise their potential to perform successfully at international level.

Golfers, who have achieved performance based criteria and are being supported by the Trust, will be expected to show and maintain a reasonable level of progression in their performances on a yearly basis. This level of progress will determine future funding decisions by the Trust.