AWARDS SEASON
Destination Golf
Media Ltd
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PUBLISHER
Dermot Synnott
EDITOR
Karl Doyle
CONTRIBUTORS
Andrew Marshall
Paul Marshall
Ronald Montesano
ACCOUNTANT
Darren Maguire
MARKETING MANAGER
Kathy Synnott
INTERNATIONAL
OFFICES/AMBASSADORS
• Albert Ferrer (Spain)
• Ronald Montesano (USA)
• Peter Barnes (UK)
• Gene Oberto (Sweden)
• Gianni Attanasio (Italy)
• David Cooney (China)
• Maarten Hageman
(Netherlands)
• Benjamin Oosterveer
(Tunisia & Morocco)
• Kevin Markham (Ireland)
• Declan Crowe
(Malaysia & Indonesia)
• Jordan Fletcher (Canada)
• Lee Owen (Australia)
• Pall Sveinsson (Iceland)
• Wayne Morden (Canada)
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