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The Golf Destination and Golf Resort awards are voted
for by IAGTO’s specialist golf tour operator members
that now number over 690 from 64 different countries.
Each was asked to vote for what they considered to
be the best-performing golf resorts of the year. The
Undiscovered Golf Destination of the Year Award
is voted for by the 230 golf travel journalists from
38 countries of the International Golf Travel Writers
Association.
2019 IAGTO AWARDS WINNERS
• Golf Destination of the Year - North America:
Scottsdale, Arizona.
• Golf Destination of the Year - Latin America &
Caribbean: Dominican Republic.
• Golf Destination of the Year - Africa, the Gulf States
& Indian Ocean: Mauritius.
• Golf Destination of the Year - Europe: Costa del Sol,
Spain.
• Golf Destination of the Year - Asia & Australasia: Hua
Hin, Thailand.
• European Golf Resort of the Year: Gleneagles,
Scotland.
• North American Golf Resort of the Year: Fairmont
Chateau Whistler, Canada.
• Asia Pacific Golf Resort of the Year: Mission Hills
Haikou, Hainan Island, China
• Undiscovered Golf Destination of the Year: Logroño-
La Rioja, Spain.
• Sustainable Golf Course of the Year -Nature
Protection: Jack’s Point Golf, New Zealand.
• Sustainable Golf Course of the Year -Community
Value: Al Mouj Golf, Oman.
• Sustainable Golf Course of the Year -Resource
Efficiency: Gardagolf Country Club, Italy.
• Special Award: Vidago Palace, Portugal.
www.iagto.com/awards
Fairmont Whistler wins. Dominican Republic wins.
Garda Golf wins. Al Mouj Golf wins.
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