Club de Golf Alcanada

Club de Golf Alcanada asks for thought from the tee rather than a simple show of distance. Robert Trent Jones Jr.’s 7,173 yard layout works through pine and olive trees beside Alcúdia Bay, with bunkers and hazards placed to make positioning matter on every hole. The Mediterranean is never far from view, while the Faro de Alcúdia lighthouse and Mallorca’s northern mountains provide useful landmarks beyond the fairways. Protected land around the course keeps the setting free from roads and neighbouring buildings, giving the round a notably open feel. Quick, dependable greens place a premium on approach control and touch, and the course has enough challenge for strong players without leaving capable amateurs behind.

There is a sensible rhythm to a round here. The halfway house appears after the ninth, then again between the 15th and 16th, for cold drinks, coffee or a snack before the closing holes.

Afterwards, the terrace restaurant looks towards the Faro de Alcúdia, a fitting place to settle a scorecard over Mediterranean cooking and a drink. The clubhouse, locker rooms, pro shop and restaurant sit within restored buildings that were already over a century old when the course opened in 2003, lending the club a settled character that suits its mature landscape.