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Karl Doyle
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MAGAZINE
PUBLISHER Dermot Synnott
COMMERCIAL MANAGER Mark Behan
MARKETING MANAGER Kathy Synnott
DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER Adam Rogers
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER Darren Maguire
PHOTOGRAPHY / EDITORIAL
IAGTO , Peter Ellegard Sam Sakocius Diana DeLucia Kathy Synnott
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Albert Ferrer ( Spain )
Francisco Pinto Leite ( Portugal ) Ronald Montesano ( USA )
Peter Barnes ( UK ) Gene Oberto ( Sweden ) Gianni Attanasio ( Italy ) David Cooney ( 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 )
FRONT COVER Ba Na Hills , Vietnam
Text , photographs and illustrations in this publication are protected by copyright . Reproduction in whole or in part is strictly forbidden . While every effort has been made to maintain integrity and accuracy , the publishers cannot be held responsible for any errors , inconvenience or legal proceedings of any kind arising from information , content , advice or advertisements contained herein . We are grateful to the many tourist boards and federations that have helped with certain text and images in this magazine . All rights reserved 2017 .

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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

SUMMER International Golf Travel Market IS ( IN IGTM ) and FULL the 15th annual SWING

IAGTO Awards . This glamorous awards show honours golf destinations , golf courses and golf
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Enjoy !
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