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2016 IAGTO AWARD WINNERS “The IAGTO Awards are respected throughout the industry not only because they have been going 16 years, but because they reflect the experiences of the 1.8 million people who IAGTO operators carry on golf holidays each year.” The 16th annual IAGTO Awards took place at Tenerife’s Siam Park, at a gala dinner attended by 1,400 golf tourism industry peers on the final night of the International Golf Travel Market. IAGTO Chief Executive Peter Walton said: “Only a handful of golf courses, golf resorts and golf destinations receive an IAGTO Award each year, which makes this such a special event and a great achievement for each of the recipients. 54 The 2016 Honorary Award recipient was 2005 US Open winner, New Zealand’s, Michael Campbell, who flew in from Spain’s Costa del Sol, where he oversees the Michael Campbell Golf Resort at Villa Padierna Golf Resort, to attend the awards dinner. “I’m truly humbled and