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PUBLISHER Dermot Synnott
COMMERCIAL MANAGER Dane Galligan
MARKETING MANAGER Kathy Synnott
GOLF TRAVEL EDITOR Peter Ellegard
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER Darren Maguire
PHOTOGRAPHY / EDITORIAL IAGTO , Peter Ellegard ,
Andrew Marshall , Kevin Markham , Sam Sakocius , Zenta Thomas ,
Jenna Heidstrom
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES David Doyle ( Spain ) Albert Ferrer ( Spain )
Francisco Pinto Leite ( Portugal ) Ronald Montesano ( USA )
Peter Barnes ( UK ) Gene Oberto ( Sweden ) Gianni Attanasio ( Italy )
Paul Chan ( China ) Maarten Hageman ( Netherlands ) Benjamin Oosterveer ( Morocco ) Kevin Markham ( Ireland ) Declan Crowe ( Malaysia ) Wayne Morden ( Canada )
Lee Owen ( Australia ) Pall Sveinsson ( Iceland ) Dewi Merckx ( Belgium )
Ru Macdonald ( Scotland ) Zenta Thomas ( Asia )
Chris Haill ( Middle East )
FRONT COVER Jumeirah Golf Estates , Dubai
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provide the perfect time golf festivals , golf shows and golf awards shows . Lake Como in Italy recently played host to the International Golf Travel Market ( IGTM ) and the 15th annual IAGTO Awards .
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