Marriott Golf Son Antem

This 36-hole golf resort boasts two Francisco Lopez Segales courses - the championship standard West course, and the East, more suited to beginners and intermediate golfers. If you're hoping to learn the game or test yourself against a tough course, this is an ideal place to do both.

At Marriott Golf Son Antem, you'll find the largest driving range on the island - it boasts 200 bays - and a prestigious golf academy with six specialist instructors.

A round on the West course is the best way to experience Marriott Golf Son Antem. Opened in 2001, this 6882-yard par 72 is a challenging proposition built on former hunting grounds and set amid olive and pine trees. The opening 5 holes are gentle, enabling you to get a score going before the quirky 6th. While only 325 yards, this right-to-left dogleg demands a precise pitch to the raised green surrounded by pot bunkers.

There are birdie chances at the par-5 7th and short par-3 8th before you play the best of the West, at the 357-yard 9th. This par 4 is quite narrow and so a good drive must avoid the well-positioned fairway bunkers right and left, setting up a tricky approach to a two-tiered green set behind one of the courses three lakes.

There's a break from aquatic peril until the 14th, where hitting your approach long into the pond or the large bunkering that rings the entire green surely spells dropped shots.

There is much to challenge you at Marriott Golf Son Antem, but the relatively young courses require further improvement to rival Mallorca's older courses for condition. The 18th at the West, however is one of the best finishing holes on the island and has water running along its entire left side.

At the shorter 6,274-yard East course, the best holes are the par-3 12th, guarded by a pond and with views back down to Llucmajor, and the treacherous 15th, whose green is guarded by two stretches of water and is reached over a bridge.

Key Information East Course:
Handicap Gentlemen: 54
Handicap Ladies: 54
Price: Approx £45

Key Information West Course:
Handicap Gentlemen: 27
Handicap Ladies: 35
Price: Approx £49

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