For many Europeans, Mallorca is a cycling and hiking mecca. Others come to the Mediterranean island for its beaches and bars. Palma, the capital, is flush with historic sites—including Spain’s “other” huge Gaudí cathedral—and the island’s culinary scene is legendary, with Michelin stars, hidden gems, and local farms producing top-quality ingredients year-round.

Mallorca is also home to 20 public and semiprivate golf courses, which, even at the height of tourist season—when thousands of travelers descend on the island—remain blissfully uncrowded. But even so, somehow, golfers have yet to claim Mallorca as their own.

The largest of Spain’s Balearic Islands, Mallorca is nearly identical in size to New York’s Long Island, only rounder. The island’s courses—all of which are within an hour’s drive of Palma—include enough standouts to support a fabulous weeklong golf trip.

Topping the list is Alcanada, a modern, semiprivate course developed by the Porsche family, of sports car fame, and designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. Opened in 2003 on a peninsula jutting from Mallorca’s northeastern coast, it is the island’s only true seaside layout. The stunning views include several vantages of the course’s namesake 19th-century lighthouse on a small offshore island. Like many of Mallorca’s resorts and other developments, Alcanada was once a farm, and its charming, centuries-old stone buildings now house a wonderful restaurant, a halfway house, and a clubhouse.

Son Gual is another semiprivate gem, set on a generous 365-acre site on the periphery of Palma. Considered the island’s most exclusive course, the “Augusta of Mallorca” features several lakes, intricate bunkering, 800 mature olive trees, and even a waterfall—and it’s all extremely well maintained. Like Alcanada, Son Gual was a passion project of a German magnate, the golf-obsessed Adam Pamer, who bought a vacation home on Mallorca and hired German amateur champion Thomas Himmel to build a course. The clubhouse and restaurant are palatial, catering to members spoiled by Mallorca’s high culinary standards. So, if you play the course, be sure to stay for a meal.

Most of Mallorca’s golf courses are standalone clubs that are not attached to a larger resort, which is all the better given the incredible array of luxury lodging on the island. Many traditional farm estates, or fincas, have been converted into boutique lodges, including the acclaimed Finca Serena and Sir Richard Branson’s Son Bunyola, which has just 27 rooms on a 1,300-acre vineyard and olive farm. Cap Rocat occupies a one-of-a-kind 19th-century sandstone fortress built into a cliffside, with some rooms carved from caves. Carrossa is a five-star resort with an extensive spa and multiple restaurants that sits near Alcanada and offers seven-day stay-and-play packages incorporating several other golf courses.

For those who prefer a true golf resort, the top choice is Hacienda Son Antem, part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection. The 151-room hotel anchors two eighteens: East, a laid-back resort course, and the more coveted and challenging West. The resort also includes a golf academy, a tennis center, a spa, and vast gardens that contribute to the property’s excellent cuisine.

Pula Golf Resort is a boutique hotel set in a 16th-century manor house near the first tee of the property’s 18-hole layout. One of the best courses in Mallorca, it was completely redesigned by José María Olazábal in 2006 and has hosted several tournaments, including European Tour events.

Other clubs on the island range from T Golf Calvia and Son Servera to Son Vida and T Golf Palma. With so many options—many of which are relatively unknown—Mallorca is ripe for exploration by golfers.