Playing golf on snow is good only as an extravagant pastime. Where should golfing enthusiasts go between November and April if they want to play on a green green, not a white one? Why, to Majorca, of course!
Majorca is a genuine golfers' paradise. There are 24 golf courses on this 3,640 km² island, one per every 15,000 hectares and every 15,000 people. You can play all year round, but the peak of the season falls on the winter months: it's not as hot as in the summer and the temptations of the beach won't interfere with your golfing mood.
Excellent infrastructure, charming landscapes, exquisite Majorcan cuisine, superb spa-centres so good for relaxing and restoring your strength after yet another round - all this makes a golfing holiday in Majorca a truly comfortable and pleasant experience. Russian golfers, following in the steps of their German and British colleagues, made Majorca one of their favourite winter spots quite a while ago, and even held several winter championships there. In this article we'll suggest to our readers five golf clubs so far not exactly frequented by Russians.
Club de Golf Alcanada
What makes a really good golf course? A fine location and a first-rate designer. The location of Club de Golf Alcanada is more than all right, and the same goes for the club’s designer. It's the only golf club with the course right near the sea, and the amazing view from the ninth hole can distract even the coolest professionals. Trent Jones Jr. who designed this course tried to make the most of the natural landscape; the end result is a hard enough - and treacherous enough - green, genuine and well-balanced. An absolute must for players of all levels - 18 holes of pure pleasure.
Real Golf de Bendinat
In terms of beauty, Real Golf de Bendinat can certainly compete with Club de Golf Alcanada. Its lighthouse may not be as beautiful, but it can boast a former royal castle Bendinat nearby, and is just a 10-minute drive from the island's capital Palma.
This course designed by Martin Hawtree is definitely not easy. Level drops, difficult terrain, treacherous slopes not always visible from tees - all that means the players must concentrate really hard and plan every move very carefully. An interesting detail: this course also serves as a natural reserve, so you can admire various exotic representatives of Majorcan fauna while you play - mostly birds, of course. This club was repeatedly visited by King of Spain Juan Carlos II. The bottles of wine he emptied are kept at the club house as relics, under His Majesty's portrait.
Canyamel Golf
The course at the Canyamel Golf Club is considered the hardest on Majorca. Various and unexpected obstacles, difficult terrain, treacherous bunkers and water barriers won't allow even the most experienced players to relax and enjoy the great views around this amazingly picturesque course. It’s a perfect place for golfers who appreciate strategic and tactical aspects of the game.
Marriott Golf Son Antem East & West
Marriott Golf Son Antem golfing complex includes a five-star hotel and two courses. The eastern one was specially designed by Francisco Lopez-Segales to make beginner players feel at home: wide long fairways forgive not-too-precise strikes by novice players. On the other hand, the western course designed by the same architect is made for true champions: narrow fairways, elevated greens, treacherous bunkers which demand good training from players. All that against the background of beautiful, virginal landscapes and in harmony with wildlife: partridges, rabbits and other representatives of Majorcan fauna feel themselves quite at home here. Well, they are, actually.
Son Muntaner Golf
Son Muntaner Golf Club is located in the immediate vicinity of Palma, in one of its more fashionable suburbs. Kurt Rosskecht, the course designer, did his best to smoothly merge it into the surrounding landscape. The result is brilliant, which is confirmed by not one but two certificates of the highest environmental standards: EMAS II and ISO 14.001. No other golf course in Europe can boast that.
Ilya Kalinov
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