Karl Doyle
Destination Golf Media Ltd EMEA Office,
Suite 2 Eden Gate Centre, Delgany, Co. Wicklow,
Ireland marketing @ destinationgolf. travel www. destinationgolf. travel
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PUBLISHER Dermot Synnott
COMMERCIAL MANAGER Dane Galligan
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 David Doyle( Spain) Albert Ferrer( Spain)
Francisco Pinto Leite( Portugal) Ronald Montesano( USA)
Peter Barnes( UK) Gene Oberto( Sweden) Gianni Attanasio( Italy)
Paul Chan( 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 Hammock Beach, USA
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