Picture perfect golf at Capdepera
The North of Mallorca is blessed with some of the island’s best courses and Capdepera Golf is no exception – especially as it boasts a true postcard golf hole in the par three 15th. The creation of North American architect Dan Maples, it’s mature by Mallorcan standards having been designed in 1989 and opened two-years [...]
Tour test at Pula Golf
Pula golf in Mallorca’s North East hit the world golf stage when it first hosted the European Tour’s 2004 Turespana Mallorca Classic. Situated in the island’s north easterly Levante, near Son Servera and the bay of Cala Millor, Pula is a young course that has achieved great recognition in a short time. Built in 1995, [...]
Spirit of Independence: Vall D’or Golf
Vall d’or Golf stands alone as the only golf course on Mallorca’s south eastern coast and is more than worth the drive from the capital Palma where most of the island’s courses are situated. Close to the water sports hub of Portocolom, and near Cala D’or, Vall d’or enjoys a sublime setting in the tiny [...]
Arabella Golf: the aristocrats of Mallorcan golf
Nestled between the hills of Son Vida and the island capital Palma is Mallorca’s first golf course, Son Vida Golf – the flagship and patriarch of a trio of courses at the Arabella Golf Resort and Spa and Sheraton Hotel. Son Vida golf, Son Muntaner Golf and Son Quint golf combine to make the Arabella [...]
Links-style golf on a sunshine isle
They say in Scotland that the truest test of a links course is its proximity to the sea. In the northerly tip of Mallorca, close to the popular port of Alcudia, a new Robert Trent Jones Jnr course has been built on a spectacular beachfront. Club de Golf Alcanada opened in 2003, and while it [...]
Golf Son Antem Mallorca
Close to the south eastern town of Llucmajor, the Mallorca Marriot Son Antem Golf Resort and Spa is a good base for any Mallorcan golf break. This 36-hole golf resort boasts two Francisco Lopez Segales courses, the championship standard West course, and the East, more suited to beginners and intermediate golfers. If you’re hoping to [...]
Hills alive with the sound of golf
Many Mallorcan courses are situated on the south west coast near the cosmopolitan Palma and vibrant Magaluf, but Golf Son Termens is a golf course set in isolated tranquil surrounds – inland amongst the hills – yet only 20-mins from Palma. Son Termens is a golf course harmonized with its natural surroundings and appealing for [...]
Real Golf de Bendinat
In the hillsides beneath Castillo de Bendinat, an imperious fortress, and close to the jet-set Marina at Puerto Portals, is Real Golf de Bendinat. This is no ordinary golf club. Open air concerts with orchestras playing classical music are regular events on the social calendar for the 950-plus members, while the President of the Club [...]
Golf de Poniente
Summon up images of a sun kissed Spanish isle and mix with the rustic charm and character of a rural English golf club, and you have Golf De Poniente on Mallorca’s Calvia Coast. Prior to the opening of Golf Son Gual – the 30m EURO course near Palma Airport – Poniente was universally regarded as [...]
Mallorca’s Golf Village: Golf Santa Ponsa
There are some famous golfing cities and towns in the world, St Andrews in Scotland, Myrtle Beach in South Carolina USA, and Mallorca’s answer to golf town, Golf Santa Ponsa. Golf Santa Ponsa is Mallorca’s “Las Fincal des Golf,” or golf village, and has three courses and a stunning four-star hotel in resort. One of [...]
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