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EDITORS LETTER
Welcome to Destination Golf
Portugal Magazine 2020/2021.
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 guide has established itself as the voice of
Portuguese golf tourism in UK & Ireland, reaching over 1 million golfers.
CEO & PUBLISHER: Dermot Synnott
GOLF TRAVEL EDITOR: Peter Ellegard
DIGITAL EDITOR: Karl Doyle
EDITOR: Kevin Markham
MARKETING MANAGER: Kathy Synnott
COMMERCIAL MANAGER: Dane Galligan
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Kris Byers
ACCOUNTS: Darren Maguire
We are delighted to bring you our Edition for 2020/2021, published in close
association with our friends in the Portuguese National Tourist Board and the various
regional tourism offices in Portugal. CONTRIBUTORS:
Over the following 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. FRONT COVER
Quinta do Lago Laranjal
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. INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
Kevin Markham (Ireland)
Ru Macdonald (Scotland)
Peter Ellegard (UK)
David Doyle (Spain)
Albert Ferrer (Spain)
Maarten Hageman (Netherlands)
Gianni Attanasio (Italy)
Dewi Merckx (Belgium)
Pall Sveinsson (Iceland)
Frits Christensen (Denmark)
Klaus Hybler (Denmark)
Gene Oberto (Sweden)
Michael Broström (Sweden)
Benjamin Oosterveer (Morocco)
Tim Cotroneo (USA)
Ronald Montesano (USA)
Wayne Morden (Canada)
Martial Lapointe (Canada)
Paul Chan (China)
Declan Crowe (Malaysia)
Glenn Rogers (Australia)
John Cockayne (South Africa)
Jenna Heidstrom (Middle East)
Across the last ten 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 guide
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.
Dermot Synnott
CEO & Publisher
Destination Golf Media Ltd.
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