Welcome to Destination Golf Portugal Magazine 2017 / 18 .
Welcome
EDITORS LETTER
Welcome to Destination Golf Portugal Magazine 2017 / 18 .
Destination Golf Portugal magazine was launched to provide a definitive guide to golf in Portugal , educating the thousands of golfers that travel to Portugal each year about where to play , where to stay and where to find the best deals . Since our launch in 2010 , Destination Golf Portugal magazine has established itself as the Official voice of Portuguese golf tourism in UK & Ireland , reaching over 1 million golfers .
We are delighted to bring you our Edition for 2017 / 18 , published in close association with our friends in the Portuguese National Tourist Office and the various regional tourism offices in Portugal .
Over the following 96-pages , we visit seven different golf destinations across the islands of Madeira and the Azores ; and the popular mainland destinations of the Algarve , Lisbon and Porto e Norte .
There ’ s no doubt that Portugal has been a magnet for golf tourism over the past three decades . It now is one of the leading golf destinations in the World , with award winning golf courses and golf hotels dotted around the Country . Travelling golfers have over eighty golf courses to choose from , with Championship designs by renowned architects such as Jack Nicklaus , Seve Ballesteros and Robert Trent Jones , who used the natural Portuguese terrain and coastline to create their works of art .
Across the last eight years Destination Golf representatives have travelled to all four corners of Portugal with their clubs in tow . It is a fascinating country for tourism , and the travelling golfer is spoilt with a wealth of choice . In this publication we will provide a short review of every course , but it ’ s our “ Editors Choice ” recommendations that deserve your best attention .
If you would like further information about Golf in Portugal , be sure to check out our blog at www . destinationgolf . travel which is regularly updated with travel news , resort features , destination features , competitions and more .
Enjoy Portugal and enjoy this golf guide .
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PUBLISHER Dermot Synnott
COMMERCIAL MANAGER Mark Behan
MARKETING MANAGER Kathy Synnott
DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER Adam Rogers
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER Darren Maguire
PHOTOGRAPHY / EDITORIAL Turismo de Portugal
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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 Palheiro Golf , Madeira
Dermot Synnott Managing Editor Destination Golf Media Ltd .
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 .