Karl Doyle
Destination Golf Media Ltd
Unit A Glencormack Business Park Kilmacanogue Co. Wicklow
Ireland marketing @ destinationgolf. travel www. destinationgolf. travel
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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 AT & T Oaks Course, TPC San Antonio
Photo: Marriott International
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AWARDS SEASON
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.
Augusta signals the start
This glamorous awards show honours golf destinations, golf courses and golf Global resorts tourism from associations all over t he are world all reporting, with this excellent years’ winners growth throughout coming from 2014, the and US the
of team states Destination a of North new and Golf Scan outh’ t wait season
Carolina to get, the 2015 Dominican travel season Republic under, Spain way., We Slovenia’ got, China, Mexico, Morocco and Ireland. A long-standing member and media
It’ s that time of the year when all eyes look towards Augusta National Golf Club for yet another edition partner IAGTO, we are delighted to review the 2014 IAGTO Awards. of In The January Masters 2015. Interest, we levels were soar delighted and travelling to announce golfers our turn media their thoughts partnerships towards with their leading golfing golf destinations for the year ahead. shows Toronto Golf Show( Canada e) and Rhein Golf( Germany). This follows on from our
The media team partnership at Destination with Golf the have inaugural travelled World the globe Golf to Awards many, golf which destinations took place, sourcing the invaluable Algarve information back 24 celebrities November for your from next 2014 golf ent. It’ vacation s ertainment not possible, so be and sure to feature to sport check all paired our of website the with winners, destinationgolf professional from around. travel golfers the, and our for archive a weekend of Global of Guides golf before, glamour you book and gala your trip events. If you. This are considering large scale a European event, which golf break, world, but take a look back to this glitzy event that is sure to grow in stature of the our took
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Enjoy!
Karl Doyle
EDITOR
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