Golf PEI Press Release Prince Edward Island Named IAGTO s Undiscovered Golf Destination of the Year - 2011 November 18, 2010 - Prince Edward Island, Canada - The International Association of Golf Travel Operators (IAGTO) has named Prince Edward Island as the 2011 undiscovered Golf Destination of the Year. The announcement headlined the organization s annual Awards Gala in Valencia, Spain earlier today. "While Prince Edward Island has been known nationally as Canada s #1 Golf Destination for years, we are thrilled to receive this award that will let the rest of the world in on one of golf s best kept secrets," said Barry MacLeod, Chief Operating Officer for Golf Prince Edward Island. "We re a golf destination that offers it all; in fact, close to 80% of first time golfers to the Island return within four years, a statistic that speaks volumes about our golf product," adds MacLeod. The Undiscovered Golf Destination of the Year Award is announced as part of the International Golf Travel Market, the golf travel industry s annual trade show. It is administered by IAGTO and voted on by 150 members of the International Golf Travel Writers Association. Tasked with identifying an "undiscovered gem" among the world s golf destinations, members assess each nomination against the following criteria: To what extent the destination is "undiscovered"; The top six finalists for the 2011 award were Prince Edward Island, Bulgaria, Colombia, Iceland, Mississippi, and Sweden. Other nominations included Abu Dhabi, Alberta, the Azores, Cambodia, Denmark, South West England, Finland, Germany, Guatemala, India, Sardinia Italy, Venetia-Tarvisiano, Italy, Japan, Nepal, Paraguay, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago, and the US Virgin Islands. Brazil captured the 2010 designation. So what set Prince Edward Island apart from the competition? As Canada s smallest province, PEI is just a two hour flight east of Toronto. Set in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, it is an undiscovered golf haven where a trip to the beach takes less than fifteen minutes in any direction; where dining on fresh lobsters, oysters, scallops and mussels is commonplace; where first-rate music and unique hand-crafted treasures are found around every bend; and where golfers can hone their game on some of world s most beautiful golf courses. From the air, PEI even looks like one giant golf course with expanses of green speckled with sand and water traps and interspersed with wood lots. The Island features dozens of top-rated courses designed by renowned architects including Graham Cooke, Robbie Robinson, Les Furber, Thomas McBroom, Jeff Fuller, Stanley Thompson, William G. Robinson, Rob Heaslip, and the team of Dr Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry. In fact, there are 32 courses, each with distinct character, layout, design, all within thirty minutes from Charlottetown, PEI s capital city. Canada s influential Globe and Mail has designated Prince Edward Island as home to 10 of the top 100 courses in all of Canada. According to Golf Digest, Island courses account for nearly 5 per cent of the top 350 courses in North America. Whether looking for links golf, river golf, or woodland or parkland courses, PEI offers it all.
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