PGA of Spain professional Liam Murray claims popular victory in Greece’s southwest Peloponnese
Messinia, November 27 – Championship golf, authentic Messinian hospitality and fairways overlooking the Ionian Sea combined to deliver another memorable week of action on and off the course at the AEGEAN Messinia Pro-Am 2025 – a headline event on the annual sporting calendar at Costa Navarino.
Twenty-seven teams from 14 countries gathered at the sustainably driven destination for the finale to Costa Navarino’s golf season, in the breathtaking setting of Greece’s southwest Peloponnese.
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This year’s event took place from November 19-23 across three of Costa Navarino’s four 18-hole signature golf courses – The Dunes Course, The Hills Course and the International Olympic Academy Golf Course. Featuring a total prize fund of €32,000, professionals and amateurs were offered the chance to combine world-class golf with a wealth of unique experiences at the revamped The Westin Resort Costa Navarino.
Sanctioned by the Confederation of Professional Golf and supported by the Hellenic Golf Federation and the PGA of Greece, the AEGEAN Messinia Pro-Am 2025 attracted players from all over the world, with Spain’s Liam Murray claiming a popular two-stroke victory in the professional competition, which also featured a hole-in-one by Greece’s Dimitros Vlachos on the eighth hole of the International Olympic Academy Golf Course in the second round.
Competition was strong with Spanish PGA Murray scoring a final one-under round of 70, enough to close out victory ahead of his nearest challengers, with Federico Elli (PGA of Italy), Christos Nikopoulos (PGA of Greece), Alessandro Tadini (PGA of Italy) and Matyas Zapletal (PGA of Czech Republic) sharing second place.
Murray said: “It feels fantastic to win. I came close the last two times I was here, so to win in this amazing place feels great. I only looked at the leaderboard on 16 after I made par. And then I looked again on 18 and it showed Zapletal had made birdie on 16. So, I realised I needed to make a birdie up the last to have a chance and I managed to do that.
“I’ve had a wonderful time this week. The hotel is amazing, the golf courses are great, and the views are stunning. It’s been such a memorable week, and I would recommend it to anyone thinking of coming.”
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There was plenty for the quartet of PGA of Greece professional Adam Kritikos, Theodosis Athanasopoulos, Paola Del Vecchio and Sandro Treve to celebrate in the team competition, as they took victory with a winning total of 261 Stableford points.
Away from the course, competitors, friends and families had the opportunity to relax, unwind and enjoy a rich and engaging programme of social events that highlighted the warm hospitality that Greece is renowned for, before the pro-am was brought to a memorable conclusion with a prize-giving ceremony hosted by Sky Sports Golf presenter Kit Alexander.
The next edition of the AEGEAN Messinia Pro-Am 2026 that will be a 20 year anniversary tournament, will take place at Costa Navarino from June 24-28, 2026, and to pre-register, please click here.
AEGEAN was the title sponsor and the official air carrier of the tournament. Alpha Private Bank and Athens International Airport were the event’s gold sponsors, Korres, Coca Cola Tria Epsilon, adidas and Cellier supported as silver sponsors and Pratt & Whitney, Vodafone and Cenergy Holdings were the tournament’s bronze sponsors. Other supporters included Hertz Autohellas, Gallagher, Airbus, Kokotos Estate, TaylorMade, La Cucina, UJP Law, TEKA Systems and Vourakis Jewelry, who crafted the trophies, while Geely-Zeekr sponsored the ‘Hole-in-One’ trophy.
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For more information on the AEGEAN Messinia Pro-Am, please visit www.aegeanmessiniaproam.com