World Golf Awards has unveiled this year’s top golf tourism organisations at its 11th annual Gala Ceremony in Madeira.
Votes for the awards were cast by golf industry professionals, the media and the public, with the nominee gaining the most votes in a category named as the winner.
Portugal enjoyed a strong showing for 2024, claiming awards for ‘Best Golf Destination’, and Terras da Comporta claiming ‘Best Golf Course’.
Trump Turnberry was voted ‘Best Golf Hotel’, while Heritage Golf Club’s La Réserve, Mauritius claimed ‘Best New Golf Course’. LIV Golf Adelaide, which was held at The Grange Golf Club, was once again recognised as ‘Best Golf Event of the Year’.
Costa Navarino in Greece was a double winner on the night, picking up awards for ‘Best Golf Venue’ and ‘Best Clubhouse’, while there was a Lifetime Achievement Award for Spanish professional golfer Miguel Angel Jimenez.
This year’s edition of World Golf Awards marked a global gathering of golf industry leaders, with pioneers and key figures travelling from across the world to attend. The prize-giving ceremony at Savoy Palace, marked the climax of a two-day golf itinerary sampling the best of Madeira’s golf courses.
Chris Frost, Managing Director, World Golf Awards, says: “Madeira has proved to be a magnificent host for this world-class gathering of the global golf tourism industry. We have had the privilege of recognising the leading golf courses, hotels, resorts, designers and tour operators from across the world and my congratulations to each of them.”
Madeira’s growing status as a golf hub was reinforced with the title for ‘World’s Best Emerging Golf Destination’. Palheiro Golf collected ‘World’s Best Panoramic Clubhouse’ and Club de Golfe Santo Da Serra won double honours in collecting ‘World’s Best Par 3 Hole’ and ‘World’s Best Sustainable Water Capture Course System’).
Eduardo Jesus, the Regional Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Culture and President of the Madeira Promotion Bureau, emphasised that the award won by the archipelago for ‘World’s Best Emerging Golf Destination’ was a welcome reward for the ongoing efforts to foster and promote golf in the region.
He said: “This award consolidates the commitment we have made to this sport and brings an added responsibility to continue positioning Madeira as a unique golfing destination in the world. We have three truly exceptional golf courses in Madeira Islands – and a fourth under construction – designed by some of the most renowned names in the field – perfectly integrated into our unique landscape.
“In recent years, the Madeira Promotion Bureau has been strengthening the communication efforts around each of the golf courses, and through the Madeira Golf Passport project, it has elevated the promotion of this sport to a global level.”
For more information about the World Golf Awards 2024, visit worldgolfawards.com and for a full list of winners click here.