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Destination Golf Destination Golf Media Ltd Media Ltd [email protected] [email protected] www.destinationgolf.travel www.destinationgolf.travel PUBLISHER PUBLISHER Dermot Synnott Dermot Synnott EDITOR EDITOR Karl Doyle Karl Doyle CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS Ian Denham Ian Denham European Tour European Tour DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Vincent Synnott Vincent Synnott FINANCIAL FINANCIAL CONTROLLER CONTROLLER Darren Maguire Darren Maguire CREDIT CONTROLLER CREDIT CONTROLLER Mallory Courell Mallory Courell OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR OFFICEDuggan Helen ADMINISTRATOR Helen Duggan INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL OFFICES/REPS OFFICES/REPS • Albert Ferrer (Spain) •• Albert Ferrer (Spain) Ronald Montesano (USA) •• RonaldBarnes (UK) (USA) Peter Montesano •• Peter Oberto (Sweden) Gene Barnes (UK) •• Gene Oberto (Sweden) Gianni Attanasio (Italy) •• Gianni Cooney (China) David Attanasio (Italy) •• David Cooney (China) Maarten Hageman • Maarten Hageman (Netherlands) (Netherlands) • Benjamin Oosterveer • Benjamin Oosterveer (Tunisia & Morocco) (Tunisia & Morocco) • Kevin Markham (Ireland) • Kevin Markham (Ireland) • Declan Crowe • Declan Crowe (Malaysia & Indonesia) (Malaysia & Indonesia) Front Cover: FrontClub De Golf Real Cover: El Prat Real Club De Golf El Prat AWARDS SEASON Welcome to Catalonia AWARDS SEASON The slightly calmer winter months again the sport of golf plays a large part Barcelona Golf is delighted once provide the perfect time golf festivals, golf shows in The slightly calmer winter months provide the perfect timehost festivals, golf shows Golf and golf awards shows. Destination to be collaborating with Lake Como in Italy recently played golf to the Internationalmany the business world and a great and golf awards shows. Lake Como in Italy recently played host to the International show GolfTravel Market (IGTM) and the of the Media in the publication 15th annual IAGTO Awards. This glamorous awardsmade important decisions have been Golf Travel Market (IGTM) and the 15th annual IAGTO Awards. This glamorous awards show honours golf destinations, golf courses and golf resorts from all over the world, with this second edition of our digital golf on the golf course where directors honours golf destinations, golf courses and of North andfrom all over thethe Dominican years’Barcelona andfrom the US states golf resorts South Carolina, world, with this winners coming the rest of guide to can mix with their clients and years’ winners coming from the Mexico, Morocco and Ireland. Carolina, the Dominican North and South Republic, Catalonia. Spain, Slovenia, China, US states ofemployees in a A long-standing member relaxed atmosphere. Republic, Spain, Slovenia, China, Mexico, Moroccoreview the 2014 IAGTO Awards. and media partner of IAGTO, we are delighted to and Ireland. A long-standing member and media partner of IAGTO, we are delighted very much hope that you enjoy our Having spent over 20-years here I to review the 2014 IAGTO Awards. Furthersafelyin China, Destination Golf was an Official Media partnerhelp you decide afield say and with the now I can guide and that it will to one of Further afield in China, Destination Golf was an Official Media partner to one of 24 the year’s biggest sports and not entertainmenton your next studded flied list events. A star golf holiday, club outing utmost confidence that it is the year’s biggest sports and entertainment events. Aprofessional golfers for a24 celebrities from entertainment and sport pairedbusiness meeting. Our team here only a fantastic golf destination but or with star studded flied list of weekend celebrities from and gala events. This large scalewith professional golfersat Mission entertainment and sport paired event, which took place for a weekend of golf, glamour somewhere which offers so much at Barcelona Golf are always on hand of golf, glamour andis yet events. This large scale event, which took place at Mission Hills more. Haikou Resort gala another prestigious golf eventyour stay stress free to to make in China which is helping and Hills HaikouChina on the world golf map. golf event positioning Resort is yet another prestigiousrelaxing. in China which is helping to positioningfamedon the world golf map. China for its fine wines Catalonia is Our travelling duo as Penedes and from regions such of Andrew & Paul Marshall visited The Caribbean’s largest Ian Denham, Director Our travelling duoisland Jamaica for a feast of visited The Caribbean’s largest English-speaking of Andrew & Paul Marshall flavours, and the familiar Priorat, its internationally acclaimed Barcelona Golf English-speaking island Jamaica for a fare of rum, reggae, jerk chicken, sugary sand beaches, aquamarine restaurants, spectacular beaches feast of flavours, and the familiar fare of rum, reggae, waters, towering palms chicken,of its sand beaches, aquamarine &landscapes and thejerkand some top shelf golf. richness sugary waters, golf. culture.firsttowering palms and some top shelffrom Cambodia, 2nd The of our two resort features comes The first of our golf destination in comes from Cambodia, 2nd fastest been a proud and exciting 2014 has growingtwo resort featuresAsia. Featuring several world fastest growing golf destination in A 6