Golf - deals/discounts?

[el bee]

Hi
Hope this is in the correct area of the forum.

We're coming out toward the end of September 2011- anyone have any contacts/links which would make getting a couple of rounds of golf a little more reasonable than the prices quoted on the clubs websites.
Realistacally could play on any course on the Island but any reccomendations/advice would also be appreciated.
TIA
EB

 

[PP76]

Hi
Hope this is in the correct area of the forum.

We're coming out toward the end of September 2011- anyone have any contacts/links which would make getting a couple of rounds of golf a little more reasonable than the prices quoted on the clubs websites.
Realistacally could play on any course on the Island but any reccomendations/advice would also be appreciated.
TIA
EB

The course at Al Canada is very good, not the cheapest but a great course.
PP76

 

[Deanscroft]

Tried to send you a private message about this but it was refused (maybe because you are new to the site) If you send me a private message with your email address I can forward some info.

 

[Sparky]

Deanscroft new members usually need to do 3 posts before they can use PMs.
As long as you don't insert direct links you can can post the information here.

 

[el bee]

The course at Al Canada is very good, not the cheapest but a great course.
PP76

Thanks for the info - more or less backs up what I'd read elsewhere so just the matter of the 100+ euro a round fees to get round.

 

[el bee]

Tried to send you a private message about this but it was refused (maybe because you are new to the site) If you send me a private message with your email address I can forward some info.

Cheers, as soon as I can, I will.

Deanscroft new members usually need to do 3 posts before they can use PMs.
As long as you don't insert direct links you can can post the information here.

So I don't come unstuck what are the rules on posting links? is it just self advertising or links to any commercial site that are not allowed?
you can link to news clips etc I take it?

 

[Sparky]

Cheers, as soon as I can, I will.



So I don't come unstuck what are the rules on posting links? is it just self advertising or links to any commercial site that are not allowed?
you can link to news clips etc I take it?

Hi El bee, the rules do not allow direct links to commercial websites that do not advertise with us but of course you are free to discuss them as long as they are in the Pollensa Town/Port or Cala San Vincente area.

 

[el bee]

Hi El bee, the rules do not allow direct links to commercial websites that do not advertise with us but of course you are free to discuss them as long as they are in the Pollensa Town/Port or Cala San Vincente area.

Thanks for clarifying that.

 

[whaleywanderer]

Thanks for the info - more or less backs up what I'd read elsewhere so just the matter of the 100+ euro a round fees to get round.

Golf Pollensa (just 10 mins South of the town of Pollensa) Is a nine hole course, with exceptional views, their fees this year were 45€ for a round (I think!), obviously you can go round twice, making 18 holes but that brings you up to 90€. I think club hire would be on top of this.

 

[KIRKY]

I looked last year at playing but found all of the course at least double what we pay in UK, so did not bother!
Tony

 

[shotokan]

Pollensa 9 Hole is 40Euro, but combine it with the Menu del Dia lunch for 10Euro (great value) on a terrace with spectacular views and a cooling pre-lunch dip in the pool and you have a great experience (thats how we roll!..my lad and I)

For general info you can invest in a Mallorca golfcard for 99 Euros that gives 2-4-1 golf up to 15th Sept (ie tomorrow, so too late for you this time) if you are on a full golf tour and playing multiple courses on the island...the following are courses that participate:

Club de Golf Alcanada
Golf de Andratx
Capdepera Golf
Pula Golf
Golf Park Mallorca Puntiro
Golf de Son Antem
Arabella Golf Son Vida
Golf Son Gual

If you are driving Pula golf course is around 65 Euro a round (18 holes)...

You can also do 9 holes at Alcanada. It's a great course and I recommend the picturesque second 9 with many tee shots elevated and hitting towards the blue of the bay... still dear though as it is privately owned by Mr Porsche himself!

Maybe use the driving range and chipping/putting facilites at Alcanada one day (10E), have a shandy on the lovely terrace...then actually play on one of the cheaper options?

Swing smooth!
S

Hope this is useful..

 

[Alcanada]

I'm a golf nut and most of my trips to PP these days are for golfing purposes. I've had some great fun playing all over the island. My user name is not a reference to where I am based when I'm out there, it is a tribute to one of my favorite golf courses in the world, and one that is on the doorstep of anyone based in the Pollensa area.

I think others on this thread have covered the 9 hole course at Pollensa. The last time I played there it was in a shocking state, but I'm sure it's recovered. I have had some great fun on there whilst on family holidays. You can slip off for a couple of hours without disrupting the day. As I said earlier these days I'm normally out there on a golf trip and I prefer some of the other options.

It's true that the green fees are quite expensive during the Spring and Autumn and Alcanada is probably close to being top of the price list, perhaps second only to Son Gual. Both of them are stunning golf courses and it is a delight to play them. Andratx is also expensive, it's an interesting course but not worth the green fee in my opinion.

However there are some better priced options around although none are what I would call cheap. In the 70 Euro bracket you can play Son Termens and Maioris. I like both and it's well worth checking out the Maioris twighlight deal. I played it for 35 Euros in April because I teed off after 1 'o' clock! I haven't tried either of the Son Atem courses but I think they are around the same price mark. Canyamel is a great course and about 80 Euros a round. From memory Capdepera and Puntiro are similarly priced and both of those are good fun if not sensational.

As Shotokan said Pula has dropped its green fees considerably and can be played for 65 Euros. Pula hosted a proper European tour event earlier this year and the winner was Darren Clarke, rumour has it he picked up another win a month or two after that...

I do not like Bendinat or Poniente but that is just my opinion of course. There are 3 courses in the Son Vida set up. I played Son Vida itself when I was a teenager and can't remember much about it, and I haven't played the other two. I think the green fees at these are ok if you are staying in the Son Vida hotel but otherwise pricy. I don't know anything at all about the courses at Santa Ponsa and if anyone has any opinions on these, Vall D'or or the Son Atem courses I would be interested to hear them.

Sorry for the length of my post!

 

[Rab]

Better off down the south of the island where the courses are better and the green fees cheaper.

Alacanada is a decent trek but at well over 100 euros for fees, buggies and club hire I would prefer to keep my dough and play one of the courses on The Open rota in the UK.

Pollenca is a dump. The greens are crap, the rough poorly thought out, scrub bunkers in the mddle of the course, lack of yardage guidance from tee or fairway and nobody really seems to give a monkeys. Oh yeah I forgot. Its bloody expensive crap.

 

[eleanor]

Lol so You don't like Pollensa golf then Rab?

Actually isn't it up for sale yet again?

 

[Sparky]

That's what the local rumour mill is saying, i guess only time will tell.

 

[fil6699]

Better off down the south of the island where the courses are better and the green fees cheaper.

Alacanada is a decent trek but at well over 100 euros for fees, buggies and club hire I would prefer to keep my dough and play one of the courses on The Open rota in the UK.

Pollenca is a dump. The greens are crap, the rough poorly thought out, scrub bunkers in the mddle of the course, lack of yardage guidance from tee or fairway and nobody really seems to give a monkeys. Oh yeah I forgot. Its bloody expensive crap.

And to make a bad situation worse the restaurant has gone down down down down down as I posted a couple of weeks ago after my last visit there . Hope somebody steps up and buys the place soon and rescues it. It used to be one of the jewels in the crown of PP. now its like a greasy spoon surrounded by grass that nobody wants to, or can afford to knock there balls around on

 

[Ronnie]

Pollensa Golf

I last played the course 2 years ago, and found it to be pretty good, although starting to become quite expensive for 9 holes of golf.
Has it really deteriorated as much as people are saying????

 

[Alcanada]

I last played the course 2 years ago, and found it to be pretty good, although starting to become quite expensive for 9 holes of golf.
Has it really deteriorated as much as people are saying????

I last went there about 3 years ago and I can only say it was beyond awful. There were two temporary greens and the rest of it looked like no one could give a toss. Needless to say there was no reduction in green fee to compensate for the state of it

Just as a general comment on this interesting discussion I realise everyone is different and has different economic boundaries. My own perspective is that I don't mind paying a high green fee for something that is evidently better than the norm, I'm ok with what they charge at Alcanada for a two or three times a year experience. I love the course and the views, and having lunch and/or a beer on the terrace is also pretty special I think. The fact that it is close to PP and located on a truly spectacular part of the Mallorquin coast is a factor too! But of course that's just my take on it....

 

[shotokan]

just to summarise... I rate Alcanada very highly... but my advice was for how to get some golf in locally without bursting the wallet as the OP seemed to be looking for that.
I played Pollensa in August this year and it is what it is...
yes a pretty poorly maintained track, but set in a splendid location that gets more impressive as you have a drink on the lovely terrace. And the restaurant is good value at 10Euro for the setting.

From a golf perspective Alcanada is great but very expensive (especially if you are paying for 2 rounds each time!). Pula offers better value for money.
If you are there for the golf only then pick up the 2-4-1 list and research each of the participating web sites... some nice holes out there!

Otherwise a Mallorca is not good value for money just to come and play golf...(I get up to St Andrews for a long weekend's golf with the boys each year and get 5 rounds in on a choice of courses for c£100).


I picked up a handfull of loose balls from the bucket at Alcanada last year and was charged a furtune...then realised they all had a tiny Porsche logo on them!

 

[el bee]

Thanks guys and ladies -
What is the 2-4-1 site ?? is it the same as the one here in the UK?