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MAGAZINE
Destination Golf Media Ltd
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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,
Tim Cotroneo, Visit Algarve Golf
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
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)
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AWARDS SEASON
GOLF COURSES REOPEN FOR PLAY
The slightly calmer winter months 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.
The first half of the year has presented the golf industry with an unprecedented challenge. The CV-
This glamorous awards show honours golf destinations, golf courses and golf
19 Global situation
resorts tourism has affected
from associations everyone,
all over t he are however
world, all reporting we have
with this excellent been overwhelmed
years’ winners growth throughout by the resilience
coming from 2014, the and of
US the golf
clubs, team with
states Destination many restarting
of North and Golf operations
Scan’t outh wait Carolina, to and get getting the 2015 back on
Dominican travel track. season Golfers
Republic, under nationwide
Spain, way. We’ve are gradually
Slovenia, got
getting back to play their home course, and most are also seeing a return to competitive golf.
China, Mexico, Morocco and Ireland. A long-standing member and media
partner of IAGTO, we are delighted to review the 2014 IAGTO Awards.
It’s fair to say that domestic tourism will play a lead role in most destinations this summer, but
In January 2015, we were delighted to announce our media partnerships with leading golf
tourist boards and golf tourism suppliers have been preparing to welcome travelling golfers for the
shows Toronto Golf Show (Canada) e and Rhein Golf (Germany). This follows on from our
busy third and fourth quarter golfing seasons. New measures have been put in place according to
media partnership with the inaugural World Golf Awards, which took place in the Algarve
Government guidelines to ensure a safe golfing holiday.
back 24 in celebrities November from 2014. ent It’s ertainment not possible and to feature sport all paired of the with winners professional from around golfers the
for a weekend of golf, glamour and gala events. This large scale event, which
In world, fact, many but tour take operators a look back have seen to this an glitzy increase event in bookings that is sure for this to grow period, in as stature groups of rescheduled the
coming took place years. at Mission Hills Haikou Resort is yet another prestigious golf event in
on top of existing bookings.
China which is helping to positioning China on the world golf map.
In As this part issue of our we our global Southern expansion, Africa Editor, we are John delighted Cockayne, to announce reminds us new of the four uniqueness new appointments: of booking
Jordan
Our travelling
Fletcher (DG
duo
Canada
of Andrew
Rep),
&
Lee
Paul
Owens
Marshall
(DG
v
Australia
isited The
Rep),
Caribbean’s
Pall Sveinsson
largest
a golf holiday in South Africa – even if it’s next year! It’s fair to say that South Africa is a treasure (DG
chest Iceland of dramatic Rep), Jonathan scenery, Star from (Global lofty mountains Partnerships to sun-baked Executive) deserts and and Brian dramatic Murphy coastlines (Business
rum, reggae, jerk chicken, sugary sand beaches, aquamarine waters, towering
washed Development by the Atlantic Manager). and Indian oceans. The Western Cape offers
palms and some top shelf golf.
courses like Fancourt, St Francis Links or Pearl Valley. But other regions also
offer Our travelling excellent golfing duo of options, Andrew like &
t features
Paul Olivewood Marshall in the
comes
travel Eastern
from
to Scotland Cape, Royal
Cambodia,
to
Johannesburg check 2nd out fastest some & Kensington
growing of the best in Gauteng,
golf castle destination and or Pecanwood golf in course Asia. combinations.
the North West.
Featuring
They several soon world discover class that golf there courses are many in close options proximity to spend and the night the
John’s at breath-taking many “Letters castles from and Africa”
Angkor several feature
Wat, have also
we top gives
take drawer us an
a look golf update
at courses on how
Angkor right Southern
Golf on
Africa has been surviving across the last few months.
their Resort, doorstep one or of a Cambodia’s short drive away. star golf courses.
Heading back to Europe, our second resort feature is the
Our Fresh US
renowned from based its travel
Oitavos “Sustainable correspondent
Dunes Golf Golf Course Tim Cotroneo
Course. of the takes
Situated Year a Award look at
within 2015” the
beautiful Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. the
at Sintra-Cascais the GEO / IAGTO Natura Awards l Park, in Lake this Como, past host we take venue a look to at
The Ocean Club delivers non-stop landscape visuals, only in the
Dundonald the Portuguese Links, which Open has is in quickly area become of natural recognised beauty as
Caribbean back stories, and an upscale island vibe that is pure
Bahamian. one only of Europe’s 30-mins “must north play” of Lisbon. links courses. A personal favourite of
Destination Golf!
Our other two features from the tropical Royal Jakarta Golf
Follow our travels on Twitter (@Dest_golfguide), Facebook
Club Enjoy! and Terramar Golf Club, a popular seaside course in
(@destinationgolf) or Instagram (@destinationgolfglobal).
Barcelona.
Enjoy!
Karl Doyle
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