Dominican Republic Tees Up Golf Awards

It was a good week for the Dominican Republic and its golf resorts: the International Association of Golf Tour Operators named the Dominican Republic "Golf Destination of the Year for the Caribbean and Latin America," and the Faldo Legacy Course at the emerging Roco Ki resort was named one of the world's 10 Best Course for 2008 by Travel & Leisure Golf.

"Since the first designer golf course opening in the DR, which was Teeth of the Dog at the world-popular Casa de Campo resort, golf has been a booming facet for the country's tourism industry," said Javier Garcia, the Dominican Republic's minister of tourism. "The DR, blessed with breathtaking countryside and pristine beaches, is home to some of the world's most dramatic and spectacular golf courses designed by legends such as Pete Dye, P.B. Dye, Jack Nicklaus, Robert Trent Jones, Gary Player, Tom Fazio and Nick Faldo."

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