New Bermuda Golf Association president Nick Mansell wants to focus on golf development and revitalising the sport on the Island during his two-year reign.

The new BGA president is also looking to improve ties between the governing body and the Bermuda Junior Golf Association, and the Bermuda Professional Golfers Association.

Mansell was elected to the post at the BGA's annual general meeting at Riddell's Bay on Wednesday night, replacing out-going president Terry West. Craig Brown was elected as vice-president, while Wayne Balcombe becomes treasurer. Alan Gamble, who was vice-president under West, returns as secretary.

There is also some new blood among the executive with Tucker's Point professional Paul Adams, and Anthony Mocklow, the director of golf at Fairmont Southampton and Riddell's Bay, joining the board alongside Jarryd Dillas, Terry Mullan, Andrew Woodworth and Stephen Ruben.

"You need some new blood for that little bit of revitalisation," said Mansell, "but you also need the experienced guys there just to keep the continuity going. That's what we're trying to do.

"A big hearty thankyou to all those members who have just departed. They've done a wonderful job and definitely started changing the association around, and we have to just continue moving onwards and upwards.

"We plan on continuing a lot of initiatives that were started, such as the revitalisation of the game of golf on the Island, and we have seen a little bit of promise already this year where some events had an increase of players."

Mansell's main goal now is to attack the rather large task of developing golf on the Island, something that he recognises will require a bit of work.

"My main aim is golf development and all that encompasses, which is quite large," said Mansell. "Now with the golf development we're not concentrating just on juniors but also when they stop being juniors, when they're young adults, and there is nothing for them. We want to continue their progress so we continue to produce good golfers.

"We're looking to go big in the golf development, including family as well. And not just holding a golf event, but maybe having more of a social event with skills challenges where the kids can go against the parents or a pro. Just trying to generate some buzz and some interest, it's all about trying to revitalise golf on the Island in partnership with all the other entities on the Island."

Those other entities include the BJGA and the BPGA, two organisations that Mansell acknowledged hadn't always been effectively communicated with by the governing body in the past.

"I plan on working so much more closely with the BJGA and with the BPGA. I don't think there has been enough communication between the three in the past, there's definitely been a lack of discussion, that's for sure.

"It's flooded back and forth with the junior association, where it's been 'heavy involvement, then no involvement, then heavy involvement'. We're going to try and even that out, and try and do things, web-based and stuff with those three associations.

"Hopefully that will tie in with the golf development thing, that's one of the brainstorming sessions that we have to come up with."