Santa Ponsa 1 Golf Course - Golf Santa Ponsa 1

Santa Ponsa 1 Customer Survey Results 2023

Overall Position:  18th

Customer Service Rating:  Below Average
Overall Experience:  Below Average

Comments: This is an ideal course for a warm-up round, being mainly flat and with wide fairways. The ongoing refurbishment of the Hotel, which used to house the Club House, Pro Shop, and Offices, means the current facilities are temporary and somewhat limited, but you'll find a friendly welcome nonetheless.

The Golf Santa Ponsa resort consists of three courses and a four-star hotel. Of the 3 courses only Golf Santa Ponsa 1 is open to the general public, as Santa Ponsa II and III are private courses reserved for members.

Opened in 1977, the 18-hole (par-72) Santa Ponsa 1 golf course is 6,542 metres long from the white (championship) tees.

Eleven lakes, forty-six bunkers, beautiful views of Puig Galatzó, and one of the longest par-5's in Europe (590 metres), set this course apart from others in Mallorca.  Designed by the late Italian, Folco Nardi, it has a great pedigree, and was the second course on the island to open.  It hosted the Balearic Open on the European Tour on six occasions between 1988 and 1998.

It is open, uncomplicated, and has fairways amongst the most generous on the island, making it an ideal place to enjoy ripping into your drives and approach shots.

There's a superb shape to the course, with several doglegs and intelligent use of water, particularly at the dramatic par-4 16th.  At 400 metres, this sliding left-to-right dogleg is difficult enough, but it skirts an enormous lake on the right for the entire length of the hole. Good course management is required to safely negotiate a water hazard of this size, and for some, laying up and playing the hole as a par-5 could be the wisest option.

The par-4, 18th hole is a fine finish to a very enjoyable round of golf, and was the scene of an epic play-off between Seve Ballesteros and Jesper Parnevik for the 1992 Balearic Open. They played the hole 6 times before Seve eventually triumphed. The story goes that Parnevik's caddie was so exhausted, that the Swede took up the bag for the final stretch.

As well as the course, there is a 250 metre long driving range with room for 50 players to practice, a chipping area, and two putting greens.

Due to ongoing refurbishment of the Golf Hotel, facilities such as the Pro Shop and Cafeteria are temporarily situated next to the Caddy Masters by Hole 1.

 Golf Santa Ponsa 1

web:  www.Golf-SantaPonsa.com

Carrer Berenguer de Palou, 2, 07180 Santa Ponça, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain