200 golfers tee off at the AEGEAN Messinia Pro-Am at Costa Navarino – Golf News

Costa Navarino has closed one other golf season on a excessive be aware as 50 groups from 21 nations gathered in Greece’s scenic southwest Peloponnese to contest the season-ending AEGEAN Messinia Professional-Am 2024.

Pristine fairways, centuries-old olive bushes and idyllic seaside backdrops of Messinia supplied the setting for the worldwide occasion – the spotlight of the annual golf calendar on the vacation spot, which gained 5 honours at this month’s World Golf Awards 2024 together with the main accolades of ‘World’s Finest Golf Venue’ and “World’s Finest Clubhouse”, the latter for The Bay Clubhouse.

200 professionals and amateurs had the chance to compete on three of the vacation spot’s 4 18-hole signature golf programs – The Dunes Course, The Hills Course and the Worldwide Olympic Academy Golf Course – from November 20-24, while having fun with a various problem on every.

Sanctioned by the Confederation of Skilled Golf, with the assist of the Hellenic Golf Federation and the PGA of Greece, the 54-hole pro-am noticed golfers from internationally converge for 5 days of enjoyable and leisure. They’d the possibility to mix world-class golf with a wealth of distinctive experiences at The Romanos, a Luxurious Assortment Resort.

Competitors on the fairways was as robust as ever, with Spanish skilled Manuel Morugan rising victorious within the skilled occasion with a profitable rating of degree par, one stroke away from Italian Legends Tour star Emanuele Canonica.

Morugan mentioned: “I really feel wonderful as I didn’t come right here anticipating to win. I’ve by no means been to a spot like this and Costa Navarino and all of the programs are unbelievable. It’s the perfect Professional-Am I’ve ever performed in by far. The organisation was glorious, all of the individuals listed below are so pleasant, and I hope that I can come again one other time and revel in it simply as a lot.”

The motion within the Workforce Professional-Am Occasion was equally as fierce with Workforce Nikopoulos from Greece taking prime honours with a complete of 262 Stableford factors, ten forward of their nearest rivals.

Away from the programs, the favored match provided gamers, buddies and their households the chance to calm down and unwind by a wealthy and fascinating programme of social occasions. Among the many actions was a themed rock ‘n’ roll night on Friday evening, earlier than the pro-am concluded on Saturday night, with a dinner and prize-giving ceremony. The night was co-hosted by Ian Randell, CEO and Aston Ward, COO of the Confederation of Skilled Golf.

AEGEAN, the title sponsor, provided particular airline ticket fares for the match’s members, complimentary transportation for golf baggage and complimentary air tickets to taking part professionals. Alpha Personal Financial institution and Athens Worldwide Airport had been the occasion’s gold sponsors.

The match was additionally supported by AerCap, Pratt & Whitney and Worldwide Aero Engines, Airbus S.A.S, Vodafone Enterprise, Korres, Cellier, Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Firm Greece, Cenergy Holdings & TEKA Programs, Autohellas Hertz, Orilina, TaylorMade, Kokotos Property, La Cucina, UJP Legislation, and Vourakis Jewellery, who crafted the trophies. Lastly, TESLA sponsored the ‘Gap-in-one’ trophy.