REAL GOLF DE BENDINAT

Real Golf de Bendinat is in Calvià, on Mallorca in the Balearic Islands. For golfers planning a visit to the island, the club brings together an 18-hole course, practice facilities and a restaurant overlooking both the closing hole and Bendinat Castle. The course was designed by Martin Hawtree and opened in 1986.

Its setting combines woodland with valley and mountain terrain. Those features provide the backdrop to a par-70 layout, while the practice ground, putting green and chipping area give visitors scope to spend time on individual parts of their game as well as playing a round.

The course and its tees

The course measures 5,470 metres from the yellow tees and 4,848 metres from the red tees. These are two length references for the same 18-hole, par-70 layout, useful details when considering which tees to play during a visit to Bendinat.

The valley and mountain setting is central to the course's character. Alongside its wooded landscape, it gives a fuller picture of the surroundings than the scorecard measurements alone. Hawtree's design and the 1986 opening date complete the main details of the course.

For a golf day here, the layout and the practice areas serve different purposes: one provides the round itself, while the others allow time to focus on particular shots. Visitors can keep both parts in mind when deciding how to spend their time at the club.

Time for practice

The practice facilities include a driving range, a putting green and a chipping area. Together, they cover full shots, putting and short-game practice, rather than concentrating all training in a single space.

A session can therefore be organised around the part of the game you want to work on. The range is the place for hitting practice, with separate areas available for putting and chipping. These facilities sit alongside the club's main 18-hole course as another part of its golf offering.

Dining with a view

The restaurant has both a terrace and an indoor dining room, with views of the 18th hole and Bendinat Castle. It adds a dining setting to the golf and practice facilities, keeping the course in sight while also bringing the castle into the outlook. For visitors spending time at Bendinat, it offers a different perspective on the club's surroundings.