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Travel News In support of Disabled Golf at Portugal Masters For the second year The European Disabled Golf Association (EDGA) has joined partners with the Portugal Masters. An International non-profit-making organization for golfers with disabilities, EDGA was selected as the Official Charity for the Portugal Masters for a second consecutive year! During the 2016 Portugal Masters, over 22,500 euros were raised, helping to train 20 PGA of Portugal professionals to engage with people with disabilities, encouraging them to try the game! This year saw the total number of donations to just shy of 25,000 Euros. Puntacana Resort aftermath of Hurricane Maria Since September 21st, Puntacana Resort & Club has resumed its normal day-to-day activities. Our beachfront property, The Westin Puntacana Resort & Club, and our city hotel, Four Points by Sheraton Puntacana Village, are fully operating. As scheduled and after its renovation, our leading AAA Five Diamond hotel, Tortuga Bay Puntacana Resort & Club is re-opening November 1st, 2017 West is best for La Manga Club in Top 100 list As it prepares to celebrate its 45th birthday later this month, La Manga Club has further cemented its position among Europe’s elite golf resorts after retaining its place in Golf World magazine’s influential ‘Top 100 Golf Courses in Continental Europe 2017/18’ rankings. The leading Spanish resort’s highly- rated West Course was included in the influential biennial list - despite the updated rankings featuring nine new entries. The newest of La Manga Club’s three 18-hole layouts, the 6,347- yard, par-72 West Course was designed by Dave Thomas and opened in 1996, and the tree-lined layout provides the ideal contrast to its older siblings at the resort - the North and the South, a five-time host of the Spanish Open. 10 Destination Golf .TRAVEL Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort to host The Turkish Airlines Open 2017 This November, Regnum Golf & Spa Resort in Antalya, is set to host the Turkish Airlines Open Golf Tournament for the second year running on the award winning 18 hole Carya Golf Course. Taking place from 2nd - 5th November, this is the sixth tournament out of eight in the European Tour’s Rolex Series, the premium category of the European Tours. Now in its fifth year, the Turkish Airlines Open will once again see the crème de la crème of the golfing world take centre stage to compete for the $7 million trophy. QHotels’ 2018 ‘Early Bird’ deals are worth crowing about Golfers booking a 2018 break at any of QHotels’ 10 four- star golf resorts can take advantage of ‘early-bird’ offers if they book before October 31, with prices for a one- night, 36-hole deal starting at just £79stg. What’s more for group bookings, they will be entitled to a 20 per cent discount on drinks at the venue, a £10 resort voucher as well as one in 12 going free. El Campeón Ranked No. 1 Course in Florida Florida’s iconic El Campeón Golf Course at Mission Inn Resort & Club continues to enjoy its 100th anniversary by celebrating its latest honor as the No. 1 golf course in Florida in the recent Golf Advisor “Top 100” list of courses overall since the rating began in 2012. El Campeón, which opened its first nine holes in 1917, also was ranked No. 16 overall in the nation based on Golf Advisor player surveys – joining an elite group in the Top 20 that includes St Andrews in Scotland, the Plantation Course at Kapalua in Hawaii, and both Pacific Dunes and Bandon Trails in Oregon