16 THE WORLD OF GOLFING
SON GUAL
Son Gual is ideal preparation
for Ritthammer’
s Tour ambitions
Son Gual
European Tour player Bernd Ritthammer
is keen to extend his fruitful partnership
with Son Gual in Mallorca to provide the
platform for future golfing success.
The 32-year-old German has been
associated with the Palma course
since 2017 and hails from the same
region as the Pamer family, which
built a remarkable layout on what was
previously agricultural land in 2008. particularly challenging greens, which
were once likened to Augusta by former
Masters champion Ian Woosnam.
Designed by Thomas Himmel, the 7,240-
yard, par-72 course features large lakes,
66 bunkers, 800 olive trees – some
more than a thousand years old – and And Munich-based Ritthammer, who
claimed a top-10 finish in the Andalucia
Masters at Valderrama in June, believes
his regular practice stints in Mallorca