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Welcome Welcome to Destination Golf Spain 2017/2018 Destination Golf Spain was launched to provide an essential guide to golf in Spain. Across the following pages, we hope to educate you about where to play, where to stay and where to find the best deals. Over 1.4 million Irish people travel to Spain each year. It has long been a favourite for the Irish tourist due to its proximity, accessibility, culture, and of course its climate – with record numbers logged for 2016. For the travelling golfer, there is a vast assortment of choice; Award winning Championship courses, Friendly ‘pay and play’ courses, Leisurely resort courses or why not go off the beaten track to find that hidden gem. There’s also a diverse choice of golf destinations – all along the Southern trip from Murica to Cadiz, up the east Coast from Almeria to Girona, or any of the Canary or Balearic Islands. Spain is a fantastic country that is rich in history, passionate about its culture, spoilt with scenery, dedicated to tourism and fanatic about gastronomy. The contrasts in its terrain provides an astonishing range of cuisine and dynamic wine options, which have become more common place in the Irish market, as Mediterranean cuisine has rapidly grown in popularity. Across the last six years Destination Golf representatives has visited all of the major golf destinations in Spain with their clubs in tow. In this publication we will provide a short review of every course in these major golf destinations, uniquely coded by their region, but it’s our “Editors Choice” recommendations that deserve your best attention. I hope you enjoy Spain and all that it has to offer.d all that it has to offer. Dermot Synnott Publisher Destination Golf Media Destination Golf Media Ltd [email protected] www.destinationgolf.travel PUBLISHER: Dermot Synnott EDITOR: Kevin Markham DIGITAL EDITOR: Karl Doyle COMMERCIAL MANAGER: Mark Behan MARKETING MANAGER: Kathy Synnott DIGITAL MARKETING: Adam Rogers CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Kris Byers ACCOUNTS: Darren Maguire FRONT COVER Club de Golf Son Servera 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) Copyright 2017 Destination Golf Media Ltd. All rights reserved. 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. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical photocopying, recording or otherwise with prior permission of the publishers.