A look at Club de Golf Alcanada in Mallorca. Whilst our focus remains on playing golf, if we can mix in a few thrills and improve our lifestyle whilst doing so then all for the better. Imagine having your own Fairline Phantom 46 along with crew so that you can travel to the golf course in style. Pull up to the jetty, golf clubs in hand and jump straight onto the first tee - this has to be the ultimate caddie!
Welcome to Mallorca, where thanks to a new service offered by Blue Sky Cruising, it is possible to combine the greatest indulgence on the sea with some of the best golf courses situated within pitching distance of the dock. ‘Blue Ocean’ can be chartered for three or six days at a time, and sleeps up to six in sumptuous staterooms, whilst a hostess is available to cater to your every need. Simply relax with an ice cold beer or gin and tonic and watch the sun go down from the luxury of your very own gleaming white and perfectly crafted yacht.
Once on dry land, Mallorca is renowned for its first class golf courses. Sailing around the island in the warm clear blue seas, selecting which golf course to play will be your only challenge. With that in mind, we take a closer look at the Robert Trent Jones Jnr. designed, Alcanada Golf Club which overlooks the bay of Alcudia to the North of the island. There is plenty of variety on offer amongst the 19 golf courses on the island of Mallorca, which enjoys a mild climate and beautiful scenery. Club de Golf Alcanada was opened late 2003 and presents a par 72 layout measuring 6,152 meters from the yellow tees, and 5,241 meters from the reds. It is a classic Trent Jones design which is challenging but fair.
The hillside it occupies gently slopes towards the shoreline, allowing for marvellous views from almost every hole to the sea, the lighthouse on the island of Alcanada and the mountains of the Sierra de Lavante in the background.
On course there are a great assortment of holes, with a perfect mixture of left and right dog legs, well bunkered fairways and well guarded greens. The blend of pine, olive and oak trees give the impression of a course more mature than one would expect of such a young course. Some demanding tee shots and subtle contours in the greens will test golfers of all levels.
The par 5 seventh, measuring 561 meters, and the par 4 sixteenth at 420 meters will be a good test even for scratch golfers. Embedded in an environmentally sensitive area, you will find a wide variety of wildlife and rare species of birds to enhance what will be a fondly remembered and engaging round of golf.
