Golf NewsGolf Club News

Dear Member / Property Owner, The current Desert Springs tournament calendar for 2008 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

Golf NewsRyder Cup Match

We have challenged La Cala Resort, located in Marbella, to a Ryder Cup style competition against our Members on the Indiana at Desert Springs.  This is all part of a continuing promotion and effort to attract more people to Desert Springs and to provide our members with new social and fun events. La Cala Resort…read more

Golf NewsDesert Springs Ryder Cup

The 2007 marketing of the Desert Springs Resort and Golf Club included presentations to a number of selected Golf Clubs in Madrid, Spain. Part of this particular promotional initiative was to develop close relations with these Golf Clubs with the intention of encouraging their members to visit Desert Springs for short golfing breaks. With this…read more

Golf NewsGolf 4 Women

The second annual ‘Golf 4 Women’ Team Trophy will be held over the Championship Indiana Course at Desert Springs on Thursday 26th June. To date 13 teams from the Almeria and Murcia regions have entered the event, including the defending champions Hacienda del Alamo. The tournament will be played in Texas Scramble format, with teams of…read more

Golf NewsInter Club Tournament

Members of Desert Springs Golf Club are invited to enter a team in the ‘Inaugural Desert Springs Inter – Club Trophy’, to be contested for on the Indiana course on Saturday 28th June 2008. The event has been limited to 15 clubs on the Costa Blanca and Costa Càlida and is by invitation only. Teams…read more

Golf NewsGolf Course Maintenance

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT ‘NEWSLETTER’ MAY 2008 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 April, we…read more

Golf NewsGolf Tornament

Golfplayer is one of the most popular golf magazines in Spain and its II Golfplayer Circuit is a nation-wide golf tour that comprises 24 qualifying golf tournaments held at selected golf courses throughout Spain, with the Grand Final being held at Golf del Sur, Tenerife. Desert Springs Golf Club has been selected to be host…read more

Golf NewsSpecial Offer

Desert Springs Resort and Golf Club has been developing a special relationship with City Golf & Health Club, located on Coleman Street, London. City Golf & Health Club is a unique and contemporary Club combining London’s finest golf academy with superb entertainment and relaxation facilities.  It has become a well known and popular City venue.…read more

Golf NewsGolf Tournament

The 2008 El Corte Inglés Golf Tournament is a nation-wide golf tour that takes place in three separate phases; Club Phase, Area Phase and Final Phase. Desert Springs Golf Club has been selected as one of the venues for the Club phase on 18th of May of 2008. The tournament is an individual stableford competition,…read more

Golf NewsColf Course Maintenance

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT ‘NEWS LETTER’ – April 2008 Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the ‘The Golf Course Superintendents News Letter’ sent to you in February 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 NewsGOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT ‘NEWS LETTER’ APRIL 2007 Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the ‘The Golf Course Superintendents News Letter’ sent to you in February 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 March,…read more

Golf NewsChristine Langford

Desert Springs´ Academy Director and Ladies Golf Ambassador Christine Langford has been made an Advanced Fellow of the Professional Golfers Association.  Chris received her award at a ceremony at the PGA´s West Region Headquarters in March. PGA chief executive Sandy Jones said: "PGA Advanced Fellow Professional status is awarded to members who have made a…read more

Golf NewsTemporary Local Rule

Since the summer of 2005, as hopefully you have noticed when playing the course and as mentioned in the Course Superintendent’s letter, we have been gradually introducing stone free topsoil into the rough areas.  The soil has then been sprayed with round up to prevent weed growth and then rolled, resulting in a desert hard…read more

Golf NewsGolf News

Desert Springs is holding its fourth elections amongst members to choose a Vice-Captain and two members for each of the Club’s Handicap and Competitions Committees, to take office for the period 1st April 2008 through to 31st March 2009. The closing date for all completed ‘Club Officials Election Nomination’ forms to be returned to the…read more

Golf NewsGolf Course Maintenance

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT ‘NEWS LETTER’ MARCH 2008 Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the ‘The Golf Course Superintendents News Letter’ sent to you in January 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 February,…read more

Golf NewsGOLF CLUB OFFICIALS

As announced on 31st January, Desert Springs is holding its fourth annual election for members to choose a Vice-Captain and two members for each of the Club’s Handicap and Competitions Committees, to take office for the period 1st April 2008 through to 31st March 2009.   All members have been sent a ‘Desert Springs Golf Club…read more

Golf NewsDía de Andalucía

El Día de Andalucía (The Day of Andalusia) is a celebration held on the 28th February each year enjoyed by the community of Andalusia in order to commemorate the referendum that gave full autonomy to Andalusia in February 1980. To celebrate this historic event, Desert Springs Resort & Golf Club will host for the first…read more

Golf NewsGolf Course Maintenance

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT ‘NEWS LETTER’ FEBRUARY 2008 Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the ‘The Golf Course Superintendents News Letter’ sent to you in December 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 January,…read more

Golf NewsInvitation to La Cala

Members of Desert Springs have been invited to enter a team in the XI Dia Del Interclub Tournament to be held at La Cala Golf Resort on Sunday 1st June 2008. Teams of 8 players will compete in an individual stableford tournament, with the 4 best scores counting towards the team total.  The event is…read more

Golf NewsGOLF RULES

If the game of golf wasn’t difficult enough, it is not surprising that the majority of golfers find the rules of golf difficult to get to know and even more difficult to understand! There are 34 rules, over 100 sections and over 200 explanatory decisions, probably giving golf the most complicated rules of any sport.…read more