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Son Vida Golf

8.2
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Golf Son Vida is the oldest golf course on the island of Mallorca, part of the Balearic Islands in Spain, having originally opened for play in 1964. The course is renowned for being the most beautiful spot on the island, with stunning views across the bay.

The holes here are varied and though the fairways are relatively tight from the tee and widening on the approach, it makes for an interesting round for all levels of golfer.

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Son Vida Golf

Golf Son Vida is the most traditional course on Mallorca. A legend among players from all over Europe having hosted European Tour events in the 1990's. 

The layout received a shot in the arm in 2001 when esteemed golf architect Kurt Rossknecht reworked the entire course, but the recent work has not detracted from the original F.W. Hawtree design, put in place in the early 1960s.

The course is certainly easy on the eye, as the fairways are bordered by many species of beautiful trees, including palm, pine and almond.

With fabulous mountain and sea views, Son Vida has it all, and is definitely a favourite of regular golf travellers to the island of Mallorca.

Course Information
Par 71
Designed by F.W. Hawtree, Kurt Rossknecht
Opened for play 1964
Tees
Yellow 5,529 metres SSS 70.3
Red 4,709 metres SSS 66.5
Orange 4,036 metres -

What Our Golfers Say

8.2
Very Good
145 reviews
Condition overall 8.2
Condition of greens 8.0
Speed of round About right
Value for money 8.0
Facilities 8.2
Difficulty Average
These reviews are from verified Your Golf Travel customers.

Very Good
8.0

Could be a bit more time between groups

Excellent
10.0

Unfortunately the weather was horrible (rain) but really enjoyed the course and definitely would like to play again in the sunshine.

Very Good
8.0

A good challenge

Very Good
8.0

Excellent
10.0

wonderfull

Very Good
8.0

decent course thoroughly enjoyed

Very Good
8.0

Great course and facilities. Excellent holiday golf course!

Very Good
8.0

Short course but by no means easy. Absolutely stunning views with a lot of stunning holes. Fairways and greens in wonderful condition. Only problem was lack of driving range and particularly buggies - it is hard work walking round as it is very hilly. Would love to go back but would need a buggy.

Very Good
8.0

Average
4.0

Not great . Buggy gps system would not allow you to take buggies on most of fairway. Water fountains on course broken. Greens full of divets, bunkers not raked.

Very Good
8.0

In great condition. Greens were well maintained. Clubhouse was great and caddy master and team were brilliant cleaning the clubs and storing after the round.

Excellent
10.0

Nice course -enjoyable but a little bit more tired than Son quint

Excellent
10.0

Again your golf travel removed buggies from reservation , there were none remaining on the day so we had to book trolleys and walk the course.

Very Good
8.0

We liked this course and it was enjoyable to play. Fair and with some interesting holes.

Excellent
10.0

Another great course

Excellent
10.0

Great course with well defined holes. Must keep the ball in the fairway!

Very Good
8.0

Excellent
10.0

Very Good
8.0

Excellent
10.0

Excellent experience and the course was excellent. High quality and of the right standard to what we were looking for

Very Good
8.0

Very Good
8.0

Good condition taking into account lack of rainfall. Again..no buggyaltho requested at time of booking. We were due to play Son Qunit but due to treatment we were told we had to play front 9 twice.....so we had to play Son Vida 3 times instead of 2.

Excellent
10.0

Brilliant course. Similar to Son Quint with maintenance work being done however the greens had recovered a lot quicker in shorter time. Greens still weren't great but more manageable. We loved the course set up and holes. Lot of memorable holes.

Average
4.0

A bad day. The course was overbooked, far too many people iit due to the course at Son Quint being closed, they just pushed everyone onto Son Vida. It was a 5 hour round, and all round the course, which runs through various housing estates and villas, they were doing building works, so the noise of hammers, drills etc accompanied us for all 18 very slow holes. Not recommended,and in addition it was quite a tight course, and just gave the feeling of being overlooked by suburbia.

Very Good
8.0

Course was great but a very slow round

Good
6.0

The pace of play (5 1/2 hours) took the enjoyment away. After playing the first hole we waited for 4 groups on the Par 3 second… the Marshall did appear but the round didn’t really speed up.

Excellent
10.0

A course you'd want to play again with a great finishing hole

Excellent
10.0

Top class course. Excellent.

Good
6.0

good layout, greens not so good

Very Good
8.0

We enjoyed the course although we did have trouble with the two buggies we had, they kept stopping or not allowing you to travel very far on the fairway before you had to go to the path,so it meant walking with clubs in hand far more than expected. A complaint was made and still awaiting response.

Excellent
10.0

thought the course was very well laid out, but tight in parts, making it a bit tough for some. the staff seemed a little formal and clipped on a tracker to make sure that we kept up speed, but we were not chased up at any time, although we kept up with those ahead of us.

Excellent
10.0

Great course and round but for those a little less fit, a buggy is recommended, or at least a motorised trolley.

Very Good
8.0

Pleasant and friendly staff. Much development going on around the course so noisier than the beautiful surroundings warranted. 2nd 9 had relaid greens.

Good
6.0

Excellent
10.0

5 Hr course again so need to know re transfer times

Good
6.0

Very Good
8.0

Difficult course for the higher handicap golfer

Very Good
8.0

We started at hole 10 and enjoyed the holes to 18 . Holes 1 to 9 were not as good .

Good
6.0

the last time we played there very impressed, this time it was just average from start to finish.

Good
6.0

Our flight landed at 12 noon so this course was perfect for our group as we decided to play on day of arrival the course would be ranked 3rd of the Arabella Golf Courses

Very Good
8.0

The last 4 holes are beautiful and great to view from the clubhouse balcony. There was a definite holdup at the beginning with the par 3 etc. Shame only nets to warm up and no lessons given here although the phone message seems to indicate there are?

Very Good
8.0

Course was excellent and staff very friendly, with really good facilities

Excellent
10.0

Very Good
8.0

The group thought this was a very nice course. Some of the views were amazing. Plenty of difficult holes. Quite tight in places. Nice clubhouse, food and drink was pretty good.

Excellent
10.0

Most enjoyable of the three

Very Good
8.0

Enjoyed the round, preferred the back nine to the front nine

Very Good
8.0

Very Good
8.0

This was a good course but not the one we had originally been down to play 🤔

Excellent
10.0

Tight course. But great condition.

Excellent
10.0

Fantastic course with some stunning holes. Highly recommend booking an electric buggy or trolley though as it is quite hilly in places

Very Good
8.0

We had issues with the buggies, intermittently cutting out or losing power and at least one buggy did not have the satnav

Good
6.0

Golf course good condition, facilities before we teed off where good, however one of our groups only got to play 10 holes as the local teaching pro jumped in front of them on the 10th hole to teach 6 people. Therefore the group were waiting and decided to come in as it was taking too long. Also The 10th hole bar was shut at 4pm for all our groups, so we also could not get any drinks on the course and because of this the remaining groups came in after 13 holes due to dehydration.

Excellent
10.0

Great course - well manicured - Well organsised - Caddy Master very good quality of buggies with Sat Nav - Slow round as was out with a couple that were very new to golf.

Excellent
10.0

Nice clean clubs after

Very Good
8.0

Excellent condition unfortunately. We had cash stolen on the course

Excellent
10.0

Beautiful course with some interesting par 3’s.

Excellent
10.0

Excellent
10.0

Average
4.0

Quite frankly you should remove this course from your recommendations. It was in very poor condition, there were some really silly holes ( the 10th in particular) and anyone is allowed to play irrespective of their ability. 2 balls mixed in with 3 & 4 balls just clogged up the course and we waited on every hole - 5 hours 35 minutes for the round. All Marshall’s were totally ineffective and did nothing to speed up play. The green fee they charge off the road is ludicrous. Never again !!

Excellent
10.0

Good reverting sorted, buggies good, hal way stop at the 10th Good value

Very Good
8.0

Least favourite course out of the 3 but still good.

Very Good
8.0

Good
6.0

Played there before and it’s a decent course but due the the recent storms wasn’t great and a 90 minute delay for our tee time wasn’t perfect.

Average
4.0

Just too many holes that require 8 iron off the tee to play to a dog leg. Back 6 holes were good.

Excellent
10.0

Wife was happy must be good

Excellent
10.0

Very Good
8.0

Enjoyed the course. Held up by slow groups in front

Good
6.0

Very tight course , not for average golfers , bring lots of balls

Excellent
10.0

Quite a testing, interesting course, narrow in places with some tricky pin placements. Made us think a lott more. Again, good clubhouse.

Good
6.0

Was not informed of work to greens prior to leaving considering the work started 9 days before we left. Like putting on brick weave

Excellent
10.0

Lovely course, very fair to club golfers. Greens had recently been spiked and treated which seriously affected putting!

Very Good
8.0

Nice course Would play again.

Excellent
10.0

Course in good condition although greens had recently been cored so a bit uneven

Excellent
10.0

Excellent
10.0

great course - super fast greens - no driving range

Very Good
8.0

Our favourite of the three “Son” courses, well presented with a great variety of holes providing a challenging yet enjoyable round.

Very Good
8.0

Good course in very good condition.

Excellent
10.0

Really enjoyed it

Good
6.0

Did not have one buggy until playing third hole, tees not in good shape, uneven, bunkers lack sand in bottom. Greens ok.

Very Good
8.0

Bit wet in places but an interesting course

Excellent
10.0

Excellent
10.0

One of the best courses we have played in our travels and very enjoyable. Outstanding layout, tricky, challenging, scenic, and excellent condition. Without doubt the best course for our week in Mallorca and one we hope to return to in the future. Arriving home, the next week we watched the Mallorca Open 2022 from Son Muntaner and I would claim Son Vida was equal quality.

Excellent
10.0

Great course with excellent mixture of tight and wide holes. A good golfing challenge and we’ll worth a return

Excellent
10.0

Everyone. Enjoyed the day

Very Good
8.0

Good especially the second round when we knew what to expect

Good
6.0

We enjoyed the course but the course not in good condition . Overplayed. We thought

Excellent
10.0

All good but the taxi didn't pick us up on the first day so had to make our own way there luckily Taxis were available outside the Hotel

Excellent
10.0

This course has a bit more character and the greens were a little slower, but a lovely course

Very Good
8.0

Course in excellent condition. Pmay a little slow.

Excellent
10.0

Very Good
8.0

Good
6.0

They had over watered the whole course so it was very wet.

Good
6.0

enjoyed

Excellent
10.0

One of the best , has git better with age and the new bar is superb.

Good
6.0

Couple of poor holes on the course which let it down a bit but ideal lads holiday course. Check in at the course was poor very little info given to us and nowhere to get a coffee until the bar opened at 11am

Excellent
10.0

Fantastic. Best if the three courses with many options on how to play the course

Excellent
10.0

Absolutely loved this course

Good
6.0

Same comments as for Son Gual

Poor
2.0

When 16 people pay the money that we paid we don't expect hollowtined greens and course maintenance. Of course the round was quick when it is pointless putting out.

Excellent
10.0

Very Good
8.0

Lovely course excellent condition very pretty, fairways and greens excellent.

Very Good
8.0

Same as before no good for disable golfers told couldn’t go on fairways with buggy even though had medical letter but then saw other golfers on fairways with buggy all these courses are discriminating against disable golfers

Very Good
8.0

Excellent golf course which will sort all handicaps

Excellent
10.0

Beautiful!

Very Good
8.0

Very Good
8.0

Excellent holiday golf course, not too difficult and in good condition. It was very hot and you do need a buggy, but there were none available, so clients should be warned to book in advance.

Excellent
10.0

excellent course, great condition - only minor point was that there were limited practise facility (small putting green and nets - no range) - some very tight driving holes

Very Good
8.0

No driving range,some bunkers not recently raked.

Excellent
10.0

Lovely day here , sun out for first time. Really helpful caddy staff and cleaning of clubs complimentary. Just beat a German bus full of golfers to check -in . Super luck.

Very Good
8.0

Excellent
10.0

Best course of the trip lots of different types of challenges very tight but great to play

Excellent
10.0

Amazing Golf Course. Could not fault it!

Very Good
8.0

Nice course, narrow on the front 9, more forgiving on the back. Nice variety of holes.

Very Good
8.0

Enjoyed the course - the only downside being their restaurant / cafeteria facilities did not open until 11.00 am

Very Good
8.0

Very Good
8.0

Quirky layout. Some really good holes, particularly the par 3s which mostly play hugely downhill. Greens were rapid when putting from above the hole. Greens were also tiny! Would recommend - overall a really enjoyable round.

Good
6.0

Very near Airport noise

Very Good
8.0

Excellent
10.0

Son Vida played it about 20 times it’s just a lovely course

Good
6.0

Tee boxes were a little shabby as were the greens, but overall it was OK

Very Good
8.0

Very slow, took nearly 5 hours to do the round then the club house was closed when we finally got back

Good
6.0

Tight course in places , greens were in poor condition.Buggies booked and paid for via YGT but none available for my group of 15. Not happy.

Very Good
8.0

Very Good
8.0

Very Good
8.0

Very Good
8.0

Interesting, but not terrifying holes suitable for golfers of all levels. Great condition and great views.

Very Good
8.0

Lovely course. In quite good condition and quite well maintained. Disappointed that there was no driving range for a warm up. Friendly staff.

Excellent
10.0

Great course. Short and technically challenging, really fun experience. Looks like the the oldest of the Arabella group. Greens and fairways in perfect condition in mid July.

Very Good
8.0

Much improved from 4 years ago, now very worth while playing.

Very Good
8.0

Enjoyed the course except for ground works on the fairway

Excellent
10.0

Average
4.0

Poor green, loads of picth marks. Uncut fairways, very long grass. No halfway hut open and not drinks buggie.

Excellent
10.0

Fantastic course beautiful scenery and could not fault the course on anything thank you. Big shout also to transbeler transfer company done a great job and also Joe at YOURGOLF TRAVEL thank you once again

Very Good
8.0

When wet no buggy allowed on fairways making this a long course even with a buggy walked 4.6 miles

Very Good
8.0

Old established course with nice layout and features. Very enjoyable.

Very Good
8.0

Excellent
10.0

Very much enjoyed the course

Very Good
8.0

Very nice. Landscaping very good. Excellent staff services.

Good
6.0

Very wet condition over the previous two week and course had suffered

Good
6.0

Very Good
8.0

Good
6.0

Holiday course.Good for high handicappers.2 balls forced to play with non party 2 balls- not ideal. Short course

Very Good
8.0

Like Son Quint a good round of golf and satisafactory

Very Good
8.0

Just behind Son Muntaner in ratings so if the greens and fairways had been cut at Son Quint the 3 courses were very good and great value. Santa Ponsa 1 needs a big makeover to catch up

Very Good
8.0

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