Professionals and amateurs from across the {golfing} world joined José María Olazábal, the two-time Masters champion, within the inaugural Olazábal and Buddies Charity Professional-Am that befell 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 Finest 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 buddies 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 group 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 Finest 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 aspect.
Olazábal took the highest spot in a head-to-head group competitors with Jiménez with a successful 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 stated: “Our aim was to lift cash for youngsters in want and on the similar time provide our company a good time. I’m so joyful we achieved that and I want to thank the Costa Navarino group and likewise my pricey buddy Miguel Ángel Jiménez and our fellow execs for serving to us ship a profitable premiere. We cant wait to return once more in 2023. Thanks all to your generosity.“
Jiménez stated: “When José María calls, you understand it’ll 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 beloved our time right here and we already sit up for coming again to Costa Navarino.“
Social occasions together with two dinners, a prize-giving lunch and post-event celebration 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 event supported the ‘Clear Messinia’ initiative, led by the Captain Vassilis & Carmen Constantakopoulos Basis and Costa Navarino, which goals to assist and interact the native communities in a extra sustainable manner of waste administration.
For extra details about the Olazábal and Buddies Charity Professional-Am and particulars on learn how to enter a group for 2023, go to www.olazabalandfriends.com
