England’s Golf Coast Joins World’s Best
The world 's biggest golf tour operators are being encouraged to bring their travelling clients to England's Golf Coast (www.englandsgolfcoast.com)
After the eyes of the golfing world fell on Hoylake this summer during the most successful Open Championship ever staged in England, partners promoting England's Golf Coast are showcasing the region's unique appeal at a major industry exhibition in Spain next week.
Group Captain Christopher Moore, Secretary of Royal Liverpool Golf Club and a key member of the Hoylake team which contributed to the success of The 2006 Open, is joining the Golf Coast partners at the 9th Annual International Golf Travel Market in Marbella. More than 200 exhibitors from more than 30 countries will be represented.
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Golf Development Manager for England's Golf Coast Charlie Grimley said: "With three world-famous, Royal links and 17 other naturally challenging courses, England's Northwest really is England's Golf Coast and the potential to attract golfing visitors is enormous. Our offer is a match for the world's best, and the International Golf Travel Market is the perfect platform for us to share with the world's leading golf tour operators."
Peter Mearns, Director of Marketing and Communications at the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), said: "England's Northwest has long been regarded as one of Britain's premier golfing regions and with the Open returning in 2008, it continues to attract world-class golfers. Golf tourism provides big economic returns and Golf Travel Market is a great opportunity to remind some of the world's biggest golf tour operators that England's Northwest is home to some of the most challenging courses and best venues in the world. "
This latest phase of the England's Golf Coast campaign managed by The Mersey Partnership and funded by NWDA. Aims to build on the existing £10m-a year economic impact golf has on the region's economy.
England's Golf Coast has the highest concentration of championship links golf courses in the world and boasts 3 of the top 20 and 7 of the top 36 courses in UK & Ireland. The area also has three of its courses ranked in the World's top 75.
Group Captain Moore said: "England's Northwest abounds with a wide range of top quality courses, three of which are Open Championship venues. The area provides a wonderful challenge to golfing enthusiasts from around the world, many of whom we were delighted to welcome during this year's very successful Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club."
England's Golf Coast embraces Cumbria in the north of the region through coastal Lancashire, Sefton, Wirral and Cheshire.
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