Coaches

IGI’s team of professionals is the fabric of the academy; our professionals are some of South East Asia’s & Singapore’s most experienced, qualified and recognised PGA Golf Coaching Professionals. Learn more below!

Brad McManus

AAA Member of the Australian PGA
Member of the Singapore PGA
Expert in developing and implementing High Performance Programmes
One of only 20 certified Accelerated Golf Professionals worldwide
Sat on the Executive Board of the 2003 Australian Open Championship
Participated in 3 Golf Australia National Team Camps in Houston, USA
Published author - A Golfer's View
Contributed to over 8 Golfing Magazines in Australia and Asia
Former Singapore's National Golf Coach
Former Head Golf Coach - Singapore Sports School
Over 30,000 hours of golf coaching
TrackMan specialist

Brad started his professional career at Sorrento Golf Club before being awarded the prestigious role of Director of Golf at The Home of Australian Golf, Moonah Links. It is here he forged strong ties with The Australian Institute of Golf and Golf Australia. He learnt from Australia’s best coaches and more importantly was privy to the implementation of Golf Australia’s High Performance Program: A HPP universally recognised as a pioneer in Elite golf coaching.

Brad became a published author releasing his first publication “A Golfer’s View” and later moved to California USA, to be General Manager at Golf Excellence International. He then moved to Singapore and has been based here now for over 16 years. 15 of those years, he has been operating out of NSRCC.

Brad became Singapore’s National Golf Coach and later took on the role of Head Golf Coach of Singapore Sports School, all the while being the Head of High Performance for Phil Brew Golf Academy. Brad has coached players to over 60 tournament victories worldwide!

Louis Farrelly

Fully qualified British PGA Professional
Over 10 years coaching experience in both the UK and Portugal
Certified in Golf Psychology Coaching
Former Head Junior Coach at Hendon Golf Club (London, UK)
Former Head Golf Professional at Campo Real Golf Resort (Lisbon, Portugal)
Competed in 2015 European Tour Qualifying School, reaching Stage 2
Competed in the final stage of the 2015 British Open qualifier
Represented Portugal in the 2009 World Golfers Championship

Louis gained his PGA qualification from the University of Birmingham whilst working at Hendon Golf Club (London, UK) in 2011 as their Assistant Professional. After 5 successful years, he moved to Portugal where he played tournament golf alongside numerous current European tour players. In 2017, Louis decided to become a full time Golf Coach and has spent the last 5 years as a Head Professional in Portugal, coaching a range of international clients.

Louis’ coaching philosophy is centred around keeping it simple; “There is no one way to swing the golf club, it’s about finding a repeatable and consistent swing using simple to understand methods”.

Developing good working relationships with clients is vitally important to Louis and he prides himself on being both personable and approachable. Louis is passionate about working with people of all ages and abilities, coaching them to develop skills they can continue to use throughout their lives.

Joshua Yap

Member of the Singapore PGA
Reached final stage of Europro Tour Qualifying School, 2021
Competed in first stage of Asian Tour Qualifying School, 2023
Competed in tournaments in America and across Asia throughout his playing career
Former coach at PNW Golf Academy in Seattle, Washington

Joshua grew up in Singapore and started coaching at the beginning of 2022 at an indoor golf academy in Seattle, where he gained associate membership to the PGA of America. He spent time working with golfers of all ages, but focused on developing juniors in group environments. While doing that, he also worked hard on his own game to prepare for a career playing golf, and moved back to Singapore at the start of 2023 when he played in tournaments around Southeast Asia.

He uses his experiences playing golf and lessons learned from coaching mentors along the way to inform his methods in teaching people how to play golf. Prior to 2022, Joshua attended university in Seattle and then worked for 2 years in the maintenance department at a golf course nearby, where he picked up useful skills and information about golf course agronomy and maintenance. He is working towards playing on the DP World Tour and is passionate about all aspects of the game.

Jack Solomon

Member of the Singapore PGA
Honorary Treasurer of the Singapore PGA (2022-2023)
Former Head Golf Coach - Singapore American School & Canadian School
ISPS Handa Classic Qualifier at Orchid Country Club
Platyed at the Asian Tour
Asean Tour Member
Ranked 11th SPGA Order of Merit (2009)
Coach of Current Touring Pros S. Vikkash Babu and Abiel Lim

Jack has been coaching for 20 years, with associations and schools such as Naval Base Primary School, St. Gabriel's Primary School, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), St. Stephen's School and Northland Primary School. He has also coached corporate clients from EXXON Mobil, SOXAL Singapore, Seagull Marine, Shell and SembCorp.

T. Raju

Member of the Singapore PGA
National Coaching Accreditation Programme (2010)
David Milne Golf Academy Personal Development Programme (2009)
Dr. Carl Morris “Your Golf Brain” training Programme in Perth, Australia (2003)
ISPS Handa Classic for 3 years (Asian Tour Event)

Raju started playing golf at the tender age of 12 years old. From 1986 to 2022, Raju has played and won numerous amateur events. He was in the Singapore National Team from 1999 to 2003. He has always played in local tournaments and in neighbouring countries.

Aspiring to be a professional golfer, Raju attended numerous seminars by world-renowned coaches David Milne, Peter Senior and Gary Edwin. He enjoys playing and coaching and has taught golf to people from all ages and walks of life.