Son Gual is the closest of Mallorca’s big courses to the airport, set on 156 hectares beside the Palma–Manacor road. It opened in 2007 as a private, family-run members’ club, and soon after hosting its first professional event it entered Golf World’s top 100 European courses. Visitors are welcome through an online booking system. Expect a long, modern course with wide fairways, very large sculpted bunkers and lakes on the back nine. It suits a strong ball-striker who enjoys reading slopes on the green.
Son Gual Golf green fees and tee times.
Book tee times online through the club’s Golfmanager page, or call +34 971 785 888. Son Gual is a members’ club that welcomes visitors, provided they follow its etiquette rules, and the rate tables cover every month of the year. Reception is open 08:30–18:00. It does not publish a handicap limit on its website, so bring your certificate and check when you book. A GPS buggy costs €45 for 18 holes in 2026 and €50 in 2027; a hand trolley is €8. Rental sets from Cobra and Vice cost €35, or €45 for Vice Premium clubs. A twilight rate from 14:30 runs through the summer months.
INDICATIVE GREEN FEE · CHECKED NOVEMBER 2026From €115
18-hole green fee, 15 November–24 December 2026 (two Winter Special days on 1–2 December are €80); 15 September–14 November 2026 is €165 in the club’s 2026 table.
18 holes, 15 Sep–14 Nov 2026
€165
18 holes, 15 Nov–24 Dec 2026
€115
18 holes, 25–31 Dec 2026
€150
18 holes, 15 Mar–31 May 2027
€185
18 holes, 1 Jul–31 Aug 2027
€135
Golf car with GPS, 18 holes, 2026
€45
Prices change by season and booking route, so confirm the current rate with the operator. Official rates ↗
The round, in perspective.
Thomas Himmel designed the course, which was listed at 7,240 yards from the back tees when it opened. Ian Woosnam compared the greens to Augusta National for the amount of slope in them. The club’s hole guide shows how the course plays. The 2nd, nicknamed “Sandy Lane”, asks you to drive over the course’s largest bunker complex, and long hitters may need to lay up short of a deep fairway bunker. The 3rd is the shortest par four, at 318 metres, but has the hardest green, where finding the right plateau is the way to avoid a three-putt. The 6th is a 492-metre par five that doglegs left over a lake to a diagonal green. The par-three 15th, “The Monster”, measures 175 metres and looks towards the old palacio behind the green. The 18th is the longest hole at 532 metres, with a stream crossing the fairway and a lake behind the green. The club names the 1st as the hole with the strongest headwind and wind as the main factor on the par-three 5th. The course also hosted the Son Gual Mallorca Senior Open, won by Mark James.
Know before you go.
Booking
Online via Golfmanager or +34 971 785 888
Buggy
€45 for 18 holes with GPS (2026)
Twilight
From 14:30 in summer
Rental clubs
€35, or €45 for Vice Premium
January 2027
Holes 1–9 only 11–18 Jan, holes 10–18 only 19–25 Jan, nine holes only 26–31 Jan
Make the trip work.
Son Gual is the easiest course to fit around flights. Land in the morning and you can be on the 1st tee after lunch, or play on your last day before an evening departure. The club runs an academy led by Tim Holroyd’s team all year, which is useful if a group has a beginner who wants lessons while others play. The restaurant on site serves lunch, so there is no need to drive into Palma between nine-hole loops.
From Palma de Mallorca airport (PMI) head for the Ma-15 towards Manacor; the entrance is at kilometre 11.5, at Finca Son Gual. Allow about 15 minutes from the airport and 20 minutes from central Palma. Taxis run from the airport rank, but a hire car makes sense if you plan to play other courses.
There is no hotel at Son Gual. Palma is the natural base: the old town around the cathedral has boutique hotels in converted palaces, and the seafront at Portixol and Can Pastilla is closer to the course and the airport. Golfers who want quiet often rent a finca in the countryside around Llucmajor or Algaida, which is also within 20 minutes. From Palma you can reach every course in the south-west in under half an hour.
Make a trip of it.
Palma has several other courses within about 25 minutes, including Son Muntaner and Son Vida in the hills above the city and Real Golf de Bendinat to the west. Santa Ponsa I is about half an hour away. Off the course, La Seu cathedral and the Almudaina palace stand above Palma’s harbour, and the narrow lanes of the old town are good for an evening walk and dinner.
Find your season.
Spring is the expensive season: the 2027 table charges €185 from mid-March to the end of May. July and August drop to €135 because of the heat. Note the maintenance dates: greens are hollow-cored on 6 December 2026 (€70 that day), and in January 2027 only holes 1–9 open from 11 to 18 January, only holes 10–18 from 19 to 25 January and just nine holes from 26 to 31 January.
Yes. Although Son Gual is a private members’ club, it sells visitor tee times online through Golfmanager and by phone on +34 971 785 888. Visitors are asked to follow the club’s etiquette rules.
How much does a round at Son Gual cost?
The 2026 table lists €165 from mid-September to mid-November and €115 from mid-November to Christmas Eve. Spring 2027 is €185. Nine holes cost €55 to €115 across the two tables, and the twilight rate applies from 14:30 in summer.
How far is Son Gual from Palma airport?
It is about 15 minutes. The entrance is at kilometre 11.5 of the Ma-15 Palma–Manacor road, east of the city, so it is the most practical course for an arrival or departure day.
Is Son Gual open in January?
Partly. From 1 to 10 January 2027 the full course is open at €165. From 11 January to the end of the month only nine holes are open at a time (holes 1–9, then holes 10–18, then nine holes), at a reduced €90 fee.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
