Ormandy will join the experienced John Spraggs from Wellington to form the duo which will select all of the senior and junior men's national teams.
He will replace Rod Patterson, who died last year, and will bring some experience as one of the Otago women's selectors as well as assisting with the naming of Otago junior teams.
Ormandy (30) is the first national selector to come from Otago since Jim Scouler was a national selector more than 60 years ago.
His experience as golf development manager for Otago based at Sport Otago secured him the position ahead of many high-calibre applicants.
Ormandy has represented Otago at senior and junior levels and his passion for golf in the region is obvious.
Otago men's golf has fared well in recent years with an SBSBank win in 2015, second in the past three national interprovincial tournaments and winning the junior interprovincial at Cambridge in 2015.
New Zealand Golf has recognised the need for southern representation, although Ormandy said it was a privilege to be in this position.
''I am looking forward to being on the panel and look forward to contributing and learning a lot from current selector John Spraggs,'' he said.
Ormandy was educated at Waitaki Boys High School and worked in his parents' bar and restaurant before taking up the position with Sport Otago.
He will have the role of identifying and focusing on young talent in the South as well as working with Spraggs as a national selector.
Fittingly, his first official duties will be at the South Island Amateur on his home course of St Clair, at the end of next month.
