Costa Navarino — International Olympic Academy
EO Pilou Kalamatas, Pilos 240 01, Greece
The International Olympic Academy Golf Course makes the most of Costa Navarino's inland elevation. Situated at Navarino Hills, it looks towards the historic bay and the Ionian Sea, combining a broad landscape setting with an eighteen-hole design by José María Olazábal. Golf Monthly's reporting from the destination provides an independent editorial reference, while World Golf Awards confirms the exact layout as its World's Best New Golf Course winner for 2022. Course identity is particularly important here. Navarino Hills also contains The Hills Course, and Costa Navarino operates The Dunes and The Bay at other sites. Those four names represent different experiences, not interchangeable labels for one round. The award belongs to the International Olympic Academy course, rather than automatically extending to every layout in the destination. Use the official golf booking service and check the course assignment before paying. Golfers staying elsewhere in the resort should allow for the journey to Navarino Hills and confirm the relevant shuttle arrangements for their dates. The operator publishes transport between the Hills and Dunes sites, but a particular hotel package's transfers, rounds and equipment inclusions still need to be checked individually.