Summer Hours

Desert Springs Golf Club has today announced its summer opening hours applicable through to 15th September 2009. Golf Reception will be open from 09.00hrs – 19.00hrs and the Caddy Master Office and Golf Academy practice facilities from 08.30hrs – 20.30 hrs. The first tee time for the Indiana course available for reservation for members will…read more

Golf Club News

Dear Member / Property Owner, The current Desert Springs tournament calendar for 2009 had been designed by the Club and its elected officers to reflect the established pattern and frequency of visits to the Resort experienced during different periods over recent years and the degree of consistency of interest and support for the events demonstrated…read more

2009 Captain’s Drive-In

Dear Members, I started my Captaincy with the Drive-In, “Golfing through the ages” on 16th April. Many members turned up, some in period costume, and enjoyed drinks at the Cave Bar followed by the Drive-In. Pegs had been placed on the fairway to guess where the Captain’s Drive would land. The lucky winner of this…read more

Schools’ warm weather golf traing pays off

              Pictured is the winner of the third Schools European Golf Championship at desert Springs, 13-year-old Alexander Wilson from Loretto School.         Pictured at Desert Springs are (left to right) golfers Will Sadler of Reading Blue Coat School with Peter Templeton and Lewis Gregory, both from…read more

Colourful new Spanish courtyard homes are in traditional beach style

  Las Casitas Beach Cottages, Playa Marqués This new ‘courtyard collection’ of 24 colourful two- and three-bedroom casitas, or beach cottages, in an unspoilt coastal region of Almeria in south east Spain, is a walk of less than one minute from El Playazo – the 7 km Great Sandy Beach at Playa Marques. Restaurants and…read more

Golf Course Maintenance

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT ‘NEWS LETTER’ May 2009   Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the ‘The Golf Course Superintendents News Letter’ sent to you in March which was designed to keep you up to date with all of the important maintenance procedures which were scheduled to take place on The Indiana course in…read more

Golf Tournament

The Club Phase of the El Corte Inglés Golf Circuit that Desert Springs was selected to host duly took place on Saturday 11th April. On offer to the winner of the Men’s and Ladies section was that all important place in the Area Phase, scheduled to take place at Antequera Golf Club on 31st May,…read more

Sergio García Foundation

As previously announced, Desert Springs Golf Club has been selected as one of the 16 venues for the nationwide ‘2009 Sergio García Foundation Golf Circuit’. The tournament will be held on Saturday 20th June 2009. The tournament is an 18-Hole individual stableford competition, open to all competitors. The exact handicap limit is 24 for Men,…read more

Ryder Cup match

The Club has been asked to issue the following announcement by Desert Springs Golf Club Vice-Captain, Philip Lockyer. Dear Members, La Herrería Golf Club has contacted the Club to request a change of dates for the Ryder Cup Match between Desert Springs and La Herrería Golf Club to be played at La Herrería scheduled to…read more

Warm weather football training

Pictured during warm weather football training at Desert Springs are players from Norway’s second division Bryne Fotballklubb.   The warm weather football training facilities at Desert Springs in Spain are the talk of the footballing fraternity in Norway, it seems. The news follows a visit by Norway’s second division Bryne Fotballklubb to Europe’s only international…read more