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IanCONTRIBUTORS
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European
Tour
Andrew
Marshall
COMMERCIAL
MANAGER
Mark
Behan
Paul Marshall
DIRECTOR
Ronald
Montesano
Vincent
Synnott
MARKETING MANAGER
Kathy Synnott
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FINANCIAL
Darren Maguire
CONTROLLER
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MANAGER
Darren Maguire
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Barcelona Golf
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IAGTO
OFFICE
ADMINISTRATOR
• Albert Ferrer (Spain)
•Helen
RonaldDuggan
Montesano
(USA)
INTERNATIONAL
REPRESENTATIVES
• Peter Barnes (UK)
Albert Ferrer (Spain)
INTERNATIONAL
• GeneRonald
Oberto
(Sweden)
Montesano
(USA)
OFFICES/REPS
Peter Barnes
• Gianni Attanasio
(Italy)(UK)
Gene (Spain)
Oberto (Sweden)
• Albert
Ferrer
• David
Cooney
(China)(Italy)
Gianni Attanasio
• Ronald
Montesano
(USA)
Cooney
(China)
• MaartenDavid
Hageman
Maarten Hageman (Netherlands)
• Peter
Barnes
(UK)
(Netherlands)
Benjamin
Oosterveer (Morocco)
• Gene
Oberto
(Sweden)
KevinOosterveer
Markham
(Ireland)
• Benjamin
Declan Crowe (Malaysia)
• Gianni
Attanasio
(Italy)
(Tunisia
& Morocco)
Wayne
Morden (Canada)
Lee (China)
Owen(Ireland)
(Australia)
• David
Cooney
• Kevin
Markham
Pall Sveinsson (Iceland)
• Maarten
• DeclanHageman
Crowe
Dewi Merckx (Belgium)
(Malaysia
& Indonesia)
(Netherlands)
• Jordan Fletcher
(Canada)
• Benjamin
Oosterveer
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• Lee Owen
(Australia)
PGA Catalunya
(Tunisia
& Morocco)
• PallMarkham
Sveinsson (Ireland)
(Iceland)
• Kevin
• Wayne
Morden (Canada)
• Declan
Crowe
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