Our Team
John Langan
PGA Professional,
TPI Certified Golf Pro level 3
John has huge experience with a coaching career spanning over 30 years. Early in his career he pursued a path in improving his coaching knowledge and has travelled around the world attending a huge variety of coaching seminars.
John provides terrific insight into swing modifications and creates a tailored coaching program designed to improve and develop your golf performance.
His belief is to address swing characteristics that can lead to mechanical inefficiencies in your golf swing, starting with an initial physical and technical assessment of the golf swing. Then analyzing and applying new knowledge during each practice session to provide continuous improvement.
His teaching incorporates state of the art technology, teaching tools and video analysis to evaluate your golf swing in the right way! Screenings involve assessing the players bio-mechanics such as mobility, core stability and rotational tests. He is dedicated to studying how the human body functions in relation to the golf swing as physical limitations in a players body can adversely affect the golf swing and potentially lead to injury. His mission is to transform how players approach their golf swing through an in-depth understanding of the body-swing dynamics.
Hazel Kavanagh
PGA Professional
TPI Certified
Hazel is a PGA Coach with a genuine love for playing and teaching the game of golf .
Hazel has a vast experience as a player , having represented Ireland as a Amateur both junior and senior level for over 15 years, played on the Ladies European Tour and Irish PGA region.
Whether you are looking at more distance off the tee, a consistent chipping technique or how to sink more putts, Hazel can build a taliored coaching plan to suit your needs and goals.
She ensures a fun and relaxed environment where golfers of all ages and handicaps can learn the fundamental techniques to improve.
Hazel ensures that all her students can learn from each lesson and be able to continue to play and improve in a simple and enjoyable way.
Noel Fox
PGA Professional,
TPI Certified.
Noel was one of Ireland’s most successful amateurs. He won six championships, represented Ireland over 100 times. He played on the Walker Cup team in 2003. He still holds a number of course records, notably a round of 60 in Mullingar.
He turned pro in 2005 and competed on the Challenge Tour and played in a number of European Tour Events. He won the Europro money list in 2008.
He is a qualified PGA Professional finishing top in his class. He also is TPI Certified.
Throughout his career Noel has been fortunate to work with some of the greatest names in golf including ; John Jacobs, Denis Pugh, Bob Torrance, David Leadbetter, Pete Cowen & Dr Bob Rotella.
Noel believes he can bring the best of what he has learnt from these greats to Impact Golf and help you improve your scores and your game . He is passionate about the game and forever learning as he believes the more he knows the simpler he can make it.
“ … You swing your best when you have the fewest things to think about …”
Richie O’Donovan
PGA Professional
Richard O Donovan is a PGA professional golfer. Previously a member of the Sunshine Tour in South Africa, Richard has now relocated back to Ireland where he teaches the game of golf here at Impact Golf
Richard first had a golf club in his hand from the age of two years of age. Richard joined Lucan Golf Club where he spent his summer months playing with his friends. At the age of 15 he got recruited onto the U15 Irish Squad where he progressively represented each team and squad all the way through to mens level before he then turned professional in 2014.
Richards golf career now takes him from competing in professional golf tournaments, to teaching the game. Richard has learned the game from some of the worlds best coaches, coaches to current multiple major champions and winners on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour; names ranging from Noel Fox, Neil Manchip, Phil Kenyon, Stuart Morgan.
Having been thought and surrounded by such quality teachers Richard has built up a sizeably amount of knowledge over his playing years. Richard looks to pass on this knowledge to his clients and help golfers improve their games.
Ross Young
PGA Professional
Ross is a very passionate golf coach who wants to help you lower your scores and enjoy golf more.
There is nothing more satisfying to him than when his students have worked hard to achieve their goals, whether that is to win a competition or to break 100 for the first time.
Having coached for over 10 years in Ireland and China, Ross has worked with a lot of juniors and adults. His belief is that everyone is individual and will use screens and tests to help his students swing their swing and understand their own technique.
Ross keeps his lessons enjoyable and relaxed, making sure each student will leave with a clear understanding of what they are doing in their swing, and what they need to do to improve their scores.
