Captain’s Drive-In 2024 Dear Member, Owner Firstly, I would like to thank everyone that was able to make it to the Club Championship Gala dinner and who welcomed me as Desert Springs Captain. I am so very proud to be Captain, and I am really looking forward to this coming year. Congratulations to Nicki McKemmie-Watson…read more
Captain & Professional Challenge Match Schedule 2024 Dear Member, We are thrilled to announce the launch of the 2024 Captain & Professional Challenge Match programme at Desert Springs Golf Club. This initiative offers our members the unique opportunity to challenge our esteemed Club Captain Chris Mear and our talented Golf Academy Professionals: Neil Evans, Roy…read more
JOIN US AT THE CLUB HOUSE TO MEET THE DESERT SPRINGS GOLF CLUB PROFESSIONALS Dear Member, Owner Desert Springs Golf Club is proud of its team of PGA Professionals; Neil Evans, Martin D’Archivio and Roy Kullick, all of whom provide coaching services at the Desert Springs Golf Academy. You are cordially invited to an…read more
YOUR INVITATION TO COMPETE AGAINST THE PROFESSIONALS Dear Member, Owner We are delighted to announce that The Professional’s Challenge Cup, scheduled to take place on Saturday, 20th July shall revert to its original tournament format. The format for this year’s tournament will be 4 Ball Better Ball stableford points, promising an exciting and competitive day…read more
Voting in the twentieth annual election of the Desert Springs Golf Club to choose a Vice-Captain, Treasurer, two members for the Club’s Handicap and three members for the Club’s Competition Committee, for the period 1st April 2024 through 31st March 2025 closed at 17.00 hrs. on the 31st March. Validation and counting of all votes…read more
A Message from the Club Captain Dear Member, Owner I’m not sure where the past year has gone. I would just like to say that it has been an absolute honour and a privilege to have been Captain of Desert Springs Golf Club and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. It is now less than two…read more
Desert Springs is holding its twentieth annual election for members to choose a Vice-Captain, Treasurer, two members for the Club’s Handicap and three members for the Club’s Competition Committee, for the period 1st April 2024 through 31st March 2025. The closing date for all completed ‘Club Officials Election Nomination’ forms to be returned to the…read more
A Message from the Club Vice-Captain Dear Member, Owner It is not too long until my year as Desert Springs Golf Club Captain starts and so I thought it would be a good time to send you a message. It is a huge honour for me to be taking up this role and I…read more
As announced on 31st January, Desert Springs is holding its twentieth annual election for members to choose a Vice-Captain, Treasurer, two members for the Club’s Handicap and three members for the Club’s Competition Committee, for the period 1st April 2024 through 31st March 2025. All members were sent a ‘Desert Springs Golf Club Officials Election…read more
The twentieth annual election for members to choose a Vice-Captain, Treasurer, two members for the Club’s Handicap and three members for the Club’s Competition Committee, for the period 1st April 2024 through 31st March 2025, is announced. Since April, 2005, Club Officers have been elected annually from and by Members to work with the…read more
GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2024 Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the last Golf Course Superintendent’s Newsletter, which was designed to keep you up to date with all the important maintenance procedures which were scheduled to take place on The Indiana Course, we are pleased to be able to give you…read more
GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE MACHINERY INVESTMENT UPDATE Dear Member / Property Owner, As previously announced, maintaining with the commitment of course investment, the Club had committed to a further investment of €630,000 for the purchase of a new fleet of state of the art golf course maintenance machinery to support the golf course maintenance team in maintaining the Indiana course to the…read more
A Message from the Handicap Committee Federated Licenses and Handicaps Dear Member, Currently members are required to hold a current RFEG handicap if they wish to enter Desert Springs Golf Club Competitions. In response to questions and issues raised by Members through the year, Desert Springs and the Committee have spent a considerable amount of…read more
Message from the Club Captain Dear Member, Owner Firstly, Gail & I would like to wish you all a very happy and healthy 2024. Captain’s and Past Captain’s Competition – Saturday 13th January 2024 Thank you to Vice Captain, Chris for organising the Captain and Past Captain’s event this coming Saturday. This year we…read more
TITLEIST SHORT GAME EXPERIENCE AT DESERT SPRINGS GOLF ACADEMY TUESDAY 16TH JANUARY 2024 The golf ball is the only equipment in your golf bag that you use on each stroke, and as such the importance of your selection of the right ball for your own requirements and ability is vital. The most popular ball…read more
RULES NEWSLETTER PART 4 Dear Member, As there have been several changes to the Rules of Golf this year and various questions have been asked of committee members after competition rounds, it was agreed at a recent committee meeting that we would address some of the more common scenarios that occur when playing the Indiana…read more
Dear Member / Property Owner, It is with pleasure we announce that from Monday 4th December, PGA Professional Roy Kullick will be joining the coaching staff at the Desert Springs Golf Academy. Roy will be bringing his relaxed teaching style to members and guests of the Club, offering individual lessons, covering all aspects of the…read more
Dear Member / Property Owner, It is with pleasure that we announce that from Monday 20th November, PGA Professional Neil Evans will be joining the coaching staff at the Desert Springs Golf Academy. Neil is well known to many of you from his previous appointment as one of our Academy Professionals and will be bringing…read more
Dear Member / Property Owner, It is with pleasure that we announce that from Monday 20th November, PGA Professional Martin D’Archivio will be joining the coaching staff at the Desert Springs Golf Academy. Martin will be bringing his many years of experience and his relaxed teaching style to members and guests of the Club, offering…read more
GOLF COURSE GREENS MAINTENANCE Dear Member / Property Owner, I would like to provide an in-depth overview of our green’s maintenance strategy. This communication aims to elucidate the specific practices we employ from March to November, ensuring our greens are not only well-maintained but also optimally conditioned. The Challenge of Our Environment Our golf course,…read more
