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YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO GOLFING IN IRELAND 2021

YOUR ULTIMATE GLOBAL GOLF GUIDE 2020

YOUR ULTIMATE GLOBAL GOLF GUIDE 2019

YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO GOLFING IN PORTUGAL 2019 / 20

STAY & PLAY RESORTS

YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO GOLFING IN EUROPE 2019

GOLF COURSES TO PLAY IN

YOUR ULTIMATE GLOBAL GOLF GUIDE 2020

Welcome

Welcome to Destination Golf Portugal 2021

Destination Golf Portugal magazine was launched to provide a definitive guide to golf in Portugal , educating the thousands of golfers that travel to Portugal each year about where to play , where to stay and where to find the best deals . Since our launch in 2010 , Destination Golf Portugal guide has established itself as the voice of Portuguese golf tourism in UK & Ireland , reaching over 1 million golfers .

We are delighted to bring you our Edition for 2021 / 2022 , published in close association with our friends in the Portuguese National Tourist Board and the various regional tourism offices in Portugal .

Over the following pages , we visit seven different golf destinations across the islands of Madeira and the Azores ; and the popular mainland destinations of the Algarve , Lisbon and Porto e Norte .

There ’ s no doubt that Portugal has been a magnet for golf tourism over the past three decades . It now is one of the leading golf destinations in the World , with award winning golf courses and golf hotels dotted around the Country . Travelling golfers have over eighty golf courses to choose from , with Championship designs by renowned architects such as Jack Nicklaus , Seve Ballesteros and Robert Trent Jones , who used the natural Portuguese terrain and coastline to create their works of art .

Across the last twelve years Destination Golf representatives have travelled to all four corners of Portugal with their clubs in tow . It is a fascinating country for tourism , and the travelling golfer is spoilt with a wealth of choice . In this guide we will provide a short review of every course , but it ’ s our “ Editors Choice ” recommendations that deserve your best attention .

If you would like further information about Golf in Portugal , be sure to check out our blog at www . destinationgolf . travel which is regularly updated with travel news , resort features , destination features , competitions and more .

Enjoy Portugal and enjoy this golf guide .

Dermot Synnott CEO & Founder Destination Golf Media Ltd .

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PUBLISHER : Dermot Synnott EDITOR : Kevin Markham DIGITAL EDITOR : Karl Doyle MARKETING MANAGER : Kathy Synnott COMMERCIAL MANAGER : Dane Galligan CREATIVE DIRECTOR : Darren Buckley ACCOUNTS : Darren Maguire

CONTRIBUTORS : Kevin Markham , Porto Golf Destination , Visit Porto & North , Visit Center of Portugal .

FRONT COVER Castro Marim , Portugal Pic : Kevin Markham

INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADORS Kevin Markham ( Ireland ) Ru Macdonald ( Scotland ) Peter Ellegard ( UK ) David Doyle ( Spain ) Albert Ferrer ( Spain ) Francisco Pinto Leite ( Portugal ) Maarten Hageman ( Netherlands ) Gene Oberto ( Sweden ) Gianni Attanasio ( Italy ) Dewi Merckx ( Belgium ) Pall Sveinsson ( Iceland ) Benjamin Oosterveer ( Morocco ) Tim Cotroneo ( USA ) Ronald Montesano ( USA ) Wayne Morden ( Canada ) Paul Chan ( China ) Declan Crowe ( Malaysia ) Glenn Rogers ( Australia ) John Cockayne ( South Africa ) Jenna Heidstrom ( Middle East ) Zenta Thomas ( Asia )