US Golf Guides · 2 June 2026
The Best Golf Courses in Mallorca
Mallorca By The Golf Planet Holidays Team · Golf-travel specialists since 1981 · Published 2 June 2026 At a glance What are the best golf courses in Mallorca? Mallorca’s standout golf is concentrated in three pockets the island has perfected over decades. Pula Golf Resort at Son Servera is the headline test on the east […]
Mallorca is the rare golf island that rewards the connoisseur. Beneath the postcard — almond blossom in spring, the Tramuntana falling to a cobalt sea — sits a serious portfolio of courses, shaped over half a century into something far more considered than a sun-and-fairways break. The best of them ask real questions, frame the holes with mature pine and limestone, and finish a short transfer from one of the Mediterranean’s most civilised cities.
This is a guide to the courses worth building a trip around — what makes each one special, the kind of test it sets, and the golfer who will love it. We name only the places we know and curate first-hand, so you can see exactly how an island this varied comes together as a single, seamless itinerary.
Pula Golf Resort, Son Servera — the championship test of the east coast
If Mallorca has a tournament course, it is Pula. Set in the gentle hills above Son Servera on the quieter east coast, the resort earned its reputation hosting top-tier professional golf, and the layout still carries that pedigree — generous in places, exacting where it counts, with greens that reward the player who thinks a shot ahead. It is the course we send the serious golfer to first.
What makes Pula special is its balance. Lower handicaps find a proper examination of shot-shaping and course management; mid-handicappers find a round that flatters good decisions rather than punishing every miss. The setting helps — open Mallorcan countryside, old stone, the sea a presence on the breeze. Pair it with a stay at Hipotels Cala Millor Park in nearby Cala Millor and you have a self-contained golf base with the east coast’s calm and space to yourself.
The Son Vida hills — Mallorca's most storied golf, minutes from Palma
The wooded hills above Palma hold the island’s golfing heart. This is mature, dramatic parkland — tumbling fairways, stands of Aleppo pine, sudden elevation that turns a simple-looking hole into a question of nerve and club selection. It is golf with history, and it plays the part: refined, characterful, never formulaic.
The pleasure here is the dual life. Stay at Castillo Hotel Son Vida — a hilltop castle hotel of real grandeur — or the Sheraton Mallorca Arabella Golf Hotel, and you can play first-rate golf in the cool of the morning and be in Palma’s old town, its cathedral quarter and its best tables by evening. For golfers who want sport and city in one trip, with no compromise on either, Son Vida is unmatched in the western Mediterranean.
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Camp de Mar and Calvia — sea-cliff golf in the glamorous south-west
The island’s south-west trades parkland for theatre. Around Camp de Mar the holes run toward the Mediterranean with the kind of cliff-and-cove framing that lifts a good round into a memorable one — exposed, scenic and shrewdly strategic, with the wind off the water a quiet thirteenth club. The Steigenberger Golf & Spa Resort sits in the thick of it, an elegant base that pairs the golf with a serious spa for the afternoon.
A few headlands west, Calvia and the designer marina at Port Adriano bring a more glamorous register. Pure Salt Port Adriano and Son Caliu Spa Oasis Hotel put you among the yachts and the best of the coast, with golf, sea and a long lunch all within easy reach. This is the corner of Mallorca for golfers who want their sport with a sense of occasion.
How a Mallorca golf trip comes together
The art of a Mallorca itinerary is matching the base to the golfer. A group chasing the sternest test will start at Pula on the east coast, perhaps with the wider resort comforts of Zafiro Palace Palmanova to the west. Those who want golf threaded through Palma life belong in the Son Vida hills. Couples and groups after coast, glamour and spa gravitate to Camp de Mar and Calvia.
Because the island is compact, these worlds connect easily — it is entirely possible to play the east-coast championship golf, the storied Son Vida hills and the south-west cliffs across a single week, with stays chosen to suit each leg. Hotels such as Hipotels Playa de Palma Palace near the capital, Iberostar Suite Hotel Jardin del Sol at Santa Ponsa and Son Caliu Spa Oasis Hotel give a specialist real flexibility in shaping the days. Tailor-made trips of this kind start from £280pp, and every detail — tee times, transfers, the right room — is arranged for you.
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Frequently asked questions
When is the best time of year to play golf in Mallorca?
Mallorca plays well across a long season. Spring — roughly March to May — is the connoisseur’s choice, with mild temperatures, almond blossom and courses in fine condition. Autumn, from September into November, offers similar comfort and softer light. Mild winters mean the island remains very playable when courses in northern Europe are closed, which is part of its enduring appeal for discerning golfers.
Are these courses suitable for higher-handicap golfers as well as low handicaps?
Yes. Part of Mallorca’s strength is range. Pula Golf Resort offers a championship test that lower handicaps relish, yet flatters good course management rather than punishing every stray shot, so mid-handicappers enjoy it too. The Son Vida hills reward thoughtful play over sheer length. As a tailor-made operator we match the courses, tees and pace to your group’s standard so everyone has a round to remember.
Is my money protected when I book a tailor-made golf trip to Mallorca?
Yes, and it matters to us. Golf Planet Holidays has arranged refined golf travel since 1981. We are ATOL Protected, and your money is held securely in trust with PTS until you travel — so your investment is safeguarded from the moment you book to the day you return. It is the quiet reassurance behind every itinerary we craft.
Can you combine golf in Mallorca with non-golfing days and other interests?
Absolutely — it is where tailor-made earns its name. Around the golf we build in Palma’s old town and dining, the coves and beaches of the south-west, spa afternoons at resorts such as the Steigenberger Golf & Spa Resort or Son Caliu Spa Oasis Hotel, and the drama of the Tramuntana. Tell us the balance of golf and leisure you want and your specialist shapes the week around it.
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