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PUBLISHER:
Dermot Synnott
PUBLISHER
EDITOR:
Peter
Dermot Synnott Ellegard
DIGITAL EDITOR:
Karl Doyle
EDITOR
Karl Doyle
MARKETING MANAGER:
Kathy Synnott
CONTRIBUTORS
Andrew
Marshall
COMMERCIAL
MANAGER:
Dane
Paul Marshall Galligan
CREATIVE
DIRECTOR:
Ronald
Montesano
Kris Byers
ACCOUNTANT
ACCOUNTS:
Darren Maguire
Darren Maguire
MARKETING MANAGER
Kathy Synnott
FRONT COVER
Toscana Resort, Italy.
INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL
OFFICES/AMBASSADORS
REPRESENTATIVES
• Albert Ferrer
David (Spain)
Doyle (Spain)
Francisco Montesano
Pinto Leite (Portugal)
• Ronald
(USA)
Ronald Montesano (USA)
• Peter Barnes
(UK)
Peter Barnes (UK)
• Gene Oberto
(Sweden)
Gene Oberto
(Sweden)
Attanasio
(Italy)
• Gianni Gianni
Attanasio
(Italy)
David Cooney (China)
• Maarten
David Cooney
(China)
Hageman (Netherlands)
• Benjamin
Maarten
Hageman
Oosterveer
(Morocco)
Kevin Markham (Ireland)
(Netherlands)
Declan Crowe (Malaysia)
• Benjamin
Oosterveer
Wayne Morden (Canada)
(Tunisia Lee
& Morocco)
Owen (Australia)
Pall Sveinsson
(Iceland)
• Kevin Markham
(Ireland)
Dewi
Merckx
(Belgium)
• Declan Crowe
Ru Macdonald (Scotland)
(Malaysia
& Indonesia)
Zenta Thomas (Asia)
• Jordan
Fletcher
(Canada)
John Cockayne
(South
Africa)
• Lee Owen (Australia)
• Pall Sveinsson (Iceland)
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• Wayne Morden (Canada)
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advertisements contained herein. We are grateful
to the many tourist boards and federations that
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Gran Canaria
AWARDS SEASON
The slightly calmer winter months provide the perfect time golf festivals, golf
shows and golf awards shows. Lake Como in Italy recently played host to the
International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) and the 15th annual IAGTO Awards.
This glamorous awards show honours golf destinations, golf courses and golf
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tourism
all reporting
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growth throughout
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and US
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states of North and S outh Carolina, the Dominican Republic, Spain, Slovenia,
China, Mexico, Morocco and Ireland. A long-standing member and media
partner of IAGTO, we are delighted to review the 2014 IAGTO Awards.
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give you plenty of food for thought as Heading
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INTERNATIONAL
Welcome to the 2019 edition of
Destination Golf’s guide to the
Top 100 Stay & Play Resorts in Europe.
OFFICES/AMBASSADORS
• Albert Ferrer (Spain)
• Ronald Montesano (USA)
• Peter Barnes (UK)
• Gene Oberto (Sweden)
• Gianni Attanasio (Italy)
• David Cooney (China)
Peter Ellegard
• Maarten Hageman
Editor
(Netherlands)
• Benjamin Oosterveer
(Tunisia & Morocco)
• Kevin Markham (Ireland)
• Declan Crowe
(Malaysia & Indonesia)
Dermot
• Jordan Fletcher
(Canada)
Dermot
• Lee Owen
(Australia)
Synnott
Synnott
• Pall Sveinsson (Iceland)
• Wayne Morden
(Canada)
Editorial
Enjoy!
K arl Doyle
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of Europe’s
links courses.
only
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north play”
of Lisbon.
A personal favourite of
Destination Golf!
Our other two features from the tropical Royal Jakarta Golf
Enjoy!
Club
and Terramar Golf Club, a popular seaside course in
Barcelona.
Enjoy!
K arl Doyle
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Kevin
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