The stunning Greek resort of Costa Navarino, in the Peloponnese, has won an award at the prestigious World of Leading Golf (WLG) awards for the third successive year.
WLG, an organisation representing many of the most renowned golf clubs and resorts in 17 countries, has held an award ceremony only for the past three years – and Costa Navarino is the only resort to have collected a ‘gong’ at each of the ceremonies.
In the first year it was for ‘best newcomer’; last year it was for ‘best service’; and this year, at a ceremony at Golf Son Gual, in Mallorca, it took the title for ‘best overall impression’.
Costa Navarino, an environmentally responsible destination, nestling in one of the most unspoiled and breathtaking landscapes in the Mediterranean, among olive groves and complemented by the azure Ionian Sea, features two stunning 18-hole signature golf courses – the Dunes Course and the Bay Course – as well as two five-star resorts, a spa, conference centre and leisure facilities.
Accepting the award on behalf of Costa Navarino, director of golf Petros Tourgaidis said: “It is a great honour for us to be recognised, for the third consecutive year, by such a prestigious organisation as World of Leading Golf. We are even more excited to receive the ‘best overall impression’ recognition, as this proves Costa Navarino is a premium golf destination with strong commitment to golf culture across all functions, from design to services and from accommodation to quality standards.”
Claus Feldt, WLG’s general manager, said: “Once again we were able to reward the crème de la crème of WLG members. The standard of competition for all of these awards is probably the highest anywhere given that all WLG members have to attain amazingly high levels anyway; so to emerge victorious in any category is a real badge of honour for golf resorts.
“It makes you really proud to work in an industry where so many people take such immense pride in what they offer to their clientele.”
WLG, and its member clubs are passionately committed to preserve golf culture, but not only by heeding to such things as rules, dress code and etiquette – they commit to the very highest of quality standards concerning the design and caretaking of golf courses and services, as well as the levels of ambiance and gastronomy.
