Karl Doyle
MAGAZINE
Destination Golf Media Ltd
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PUBLISHER Dermot Synnott
COMMERCIAL MANAGER Mark Behan
MARKETING MANAGER Kathy Synnott
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER Darren Maguire
PHOTOGRAPHY / EDITORIAL Barcelona Golf
IAGTO Ronald Montesano
Kevin Markham
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Albert Ferrer ( Spain )
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 )
FRONT COVER Anfi Tauro , 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 .
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Karl Doyle
EDITOR
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Dermot Synnott
Editorial Director
Andrew Marshall
Golf Travel W riter
Paul Marshall
Golf Travel Photographer
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