It was a big night for Portugal at the 11th annual World Golf Awards held in Madeira on 22 November. The sun-blessed European nation was named the world’s best golf destination for 2024 while Terras da Comporta, on the Alentejo Coast, claimed the world’s best golf course award.
The 2024 edition of the 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.
Madeira’s growing status as a golf hub was reinforced with the title for world’s best emerging golf destination. Palheiro Golf collected the world’s best panoramic clubhouse award and Club de Golfe Santo Da Serra won double honours – the world’s best par 3 hole and world’s best sustainable water capture course system.
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.”
Nestled within an 800-acre estate overlooking west Scotland’s rugged coastline, the exquisite Trump Turnberry was voted world’s best golf hotel. Heritage Golf Club – La Réserve Golf Links, Mauritius claimed the world’s best new golf course, while LIV Golf Adelaide was recognised as the world’s best golf event of the year. Hanoi in Vietnam was named the world’s best golf city destination and Costa Navarino in Greece was the world’s best golf venue.
The results follow a year-long search for the world’s favourite golf tourism and hospitality brands. Votes 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.
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World Golf Awards 2024 – the winners
- Trump Turnberry (Scotland) – World’s Best Golf Hotel 2024
- Terras da Comporta (Portugal) – World’s Best Golf Course 2024
- Portugal — World’s Best Golf Destination 2024
- Fairways and FunDays – World’s Best Golf Tour Operator 2024
- Yas Acres Golf & Country Club (UAE) – World’s Best 9 Hole Golf Course 2024
- Trump International Golf Club, Dubai (UAE) – World’s Best Par 3 Golf Course 2024
- Club de Golfe Santo Da Serra, Madeira (Portugal) – World’s Best Sustainable Water Capture Course System 2024
- ECCO – World’s Best Golf Shoe Brand 2024
- Sky Sports Golf – World’s Best Golf TV Channel 2024
- Madeira (Portugal) – World’s Best Emerging Golf Destination 2024
- Heritage Golf Club – La Réserve Golf Links (Mauritius) – World’s Best New Golf Course 2024
- Club de Golfe Santo Da Serra, Madeira (Portugal) – World’s Best Par 3 Hole 2024
- Apes Hill Club (Barbados) – World’s Best Eco-Friendly Golf Facility 2024
- Palheiro Golf – Madeira Island (Portugal) – World’s Best Panoramic Clubhouse 2024
- TaylorMade Golf – World’s Best Golf Club Brand 2024
- Destination Golf Guide – World’s Best Golf Travel Magazine 2024
- La Hacienda Links Golf Resort (Spain) – World’s Best Halfway House 2024
- Quinta do Lago (Portugal) – World’s Best Golf Real Estate Venue 2024
- Hanoi (Vietnam) – World’s Best Golf City Destination 2024
- Costa Navarino (Greece) – World’s Best Golf Venue 2024
- Costa Navarino – The Bay Course (Greece) – World’s Best Golf Clubhouse 2024
- Apes Hill Club (Barbados) – World’s Best Golf Academy Venue 2024
- 54 Golf – Business of the Year 2024
- LIV Golf Adelaide, The Grange Golf Club – World’s Best Golf Event of the Year 2024
- Viya App – World’s Best Golf Booking App 2024
- Peter Matkovich – Golf Course Designer of the Year 2024
- Miguel Ángel Jiménez – Lifetime Achievement Award 2024