Costa Navarino scooped a brace of awards at the 2022 World Golf Awards, receiving the coveted honour of the ‘World’s Best Emerging Golf Destination’, while the resort’s International Olympic Academy Golf Course at Navarino Hills was named the ’World’s Best New Golf Course’.
The ‘World’s Best Emerging Golf Destination’ award was given in recognition of a continuous investment in developing a sustainable tourism and golf destination in Greece’s southwest Peloponnese. Costa Navarino is now offering four 18-hole signature golf courses – The Dunes Course, The Bay Course, and two layouts at Navarino Hills, The Hills Course & International Olympic Academy Golf Course, all within a 13km distance, with contrasting natural landscape and sea views.
The International Olympic Academy Golf Course is located high on a clifftop plateau with the back nine providing memorable views across the Bay of Navarino. It was launched in February in partnership with the International Olympic Academy and the Hellenic Olympic Committee, and was designed by José María Olazábal, who also created the neighbouring Hills Course.
Chris Frost, Managing Director of the World Golf Awards, said: “It’s very rare to see a golf tourism destination develop in the way Costa Navarino has, the amazing courses and resort facilities it has to offer are simply world class. I believe we are experiencing the emergence of a new and exciting era for golf tourism at this jewel-in-the-crown location, and congratulations to all involved in creating this legacy.”
Nuno Sepulveda, General Manager at Costa Navarino Golf, who was in Abu Dhabi to receive the awards, said: “This award is testament to the devoted hard work of the entire Costa Navarino team and to our continuous commitment towards offering our guests high-quality facilities and experiences. We are extremely humbled to win two global awards and we look forward to sharing the Costa Navarino story with the world’s golfing community over the coming years.”