Golf History
When compared to the Spanish mainland, golf was late to come to the Balearic island of Mallorca. The first golf course, San Vida Golf, was opened in 1964. From 1988 until 1995, the only annually played international European Tour golf tournament was staged on the island of Mallorca. Seve Ballesteros won the Open de Baleares three times, earning him the accolade “King of Mallorca”. Whereas no official tournaments of the European Tour are currently being held in Mallorca, the island’s more than twenty golf courses are the venue of smaller tournaments, such as the World Amateur Golfers Championship.