Professionals and amateurs from across the {golfing} world joined José María Olazábal, the two-time Masters champion, within the inaugural Olazábal and Friends Charity Pro-Am that occurred from November 24-27 at Costa Navarino.
The professional-am introduced the vacation spot’s {golfing} season to a becoming finale of an thrilling 12 months, throughout which it was named because the ‘World’s Greatest Rising Golf Vacation spot’ on the 2022 World Golf Awards.
Miguel Ángel Jiménez, the winner of 34 titles worldwide and who has appeared in 4 Ryder Cups, was among the many gamers who joined the three days of the premium {golfing} occasion on the Mediterranean’s prime sustainable vacation spot.
Amateurs had the unique alternative to affix Olazábal and his skilled mates in an up-close and intimate expertise, taking part in at Costa Navarino’s two new programs at Navarino Hills, which have been designed by him and opened final February.
That includes 14 groups, with every workforce comprising one skilled and three amateurs, the pro-am included a observe spherical and two separate 18-hole competitions on the world’s first Worldwide Olympic Academy Golf Course – voted the ‘World’s Greatest New Golf Course’ on the 2022 World Golf Awards – and The Hills Course.
The spectacular line-up of execs featured the winners of a mixed complete of 68 European Tour titles together with Spain’s Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Santiago Luna and José Manuel Lara; Emanuele Canonica from Italy; France’s Christian Cevaer; 2021 Senior Open champion Stephen Dodd and Welsh compatriot Phillip Value, a member of Europe’s victorious 2002 Ryder Cup facet.
Olazábal took the highest spot in a head-to-head workforce competitors with Jiménez with a profitable rating of -59, whereas Lara claimed the highest honours within the particular person skilled competitors forward of Portugal’s Ricardo Santos and Lorenzo Gagli from Italy with a 36-hole complete of four-under-par.
Olazábal mentioned: “Our purpose was to lift cash for kids in want and on the similar time provide our company a good time. I’m so blissful we achieved that and I wish to thank the Costa Navarino workforce and in addition my expensive good friend Miguel Ángel Jiménez and our fellow professionals for serving to us ship a profitable premiere. We cant wait to return once more in 2023. Thanks all on your generosity.“
Jiménez mentioned: “When José María calls, you recognize it will be one thing particular. It actually was – a spectacular area, nice golf programs, wonderful company, excellent organisation and all this for trigger. Congratulations to all concerned. My spouse, Susanne, and I cherished our time right here and we already look ahead to coming again to Costa Navarino.“
Social occasions together with two dinners, a prize-giving lunch and post-event get together and a golf clinic with Jiménez have been additionally a part of the occasion, with all proceeds being donated to Sport Mundi, the Spanish non-profit organisation chaired by José María Olazábal, which helps kids in want.
As well as, the match supported the ‘Clear Messinia’ initiative, led by the Captain Vassilis & Carmen Constantakopoulos Basis and Costa Navarino, which goals to help and interact the native communities in a extra sustainable method of waste administration.
For extra details about the Olazábal and Mates Charity Professional-Am and particulars on methods to enter a workforce for 2023, go to www.olazabalandfriends.com
