World Golf Awards announces 2021 winners

POSTED ON November 1, 2021 @ 3:50 pm

World Golf Awards – the leading authority that recognises and rewards excellence in golf tourism – has revealed the best golf organisations of 2021 at its 8th annual Gala Ceremony in Dubai.

Vietnam, with its resurgent golf market, was unveiled as one of the big winners, collecting trophies for both ‘Asia’s Best Golf Destination’ and ‘World’s Best Golf Destination’, whilst Da Nang’s Ba Na Hills Golf Club was named ‘Asia’s Best Golf Course’. Meanwhile Augusta National Golf Club’s rich history and world-class greens helped it lift the title for ‘World’s Best Golf Course’.

World Golf Awards

Hosted in the United Arab Emirates for the second time, this year’s World Golf Awards proved a global gathering of the golf industry, with pioneers, influencers and leading figureheads travelling from across the world to attend. The prize-giving ceremony at Park Hyatt Dubai marked the climax of a golf itinerary which included the World Golf Awards Classic played at The Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club.LET player and Solheim Cup captain Catriona Matthew received the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for her outstanding contribution to golf. Swedish pro golfer Henrik Stenson was named ‘Golf Course Designer of the Year’.Chris Frost, Managing Director, World Golf Awards, said: “Park Hyatt Dubai and Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club have proven world-class hosts of what has been a magnificent reunion of the 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.”

World’s Best Hotel

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.

The combination of sumptuous hospitality and glorious golf courses helped The Belfry to win ‘Europe’s Best Golf Hotel’ and ‘World’s Best Golf Hotel’. Abu Dhabi Golf Club took ‘World’s Best Golf Clubhouse’. Golf Saudi collected ‘World’s Best Sustainable Legacy Award’, reflecting the Kingdom’s progress in bringing the game to new audiences within a sustainable golf ecosystem.

For a full list of winners at the 2021 World Golf Awards click here. (Oceana winners at bottom of the long list)