Golf NewsGolf Course Superintendent Newsletter June

Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the Golf Course Superintendent’s News Letter sent to you in May, 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, we are pleased to be able to give you an…read more

Golf NewsMembers Golf ‘Roll-Up’ dates

Dear Member, To follow on from the recent Golf News announcement, with the intent to encourage renewed golfing participation over the next month, the on-site Club committee members have organised a ‘Roll-Up’ for each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday to commence on Tuesday 19th May. The ‘Roll-Up’ is open to members only, with the format being…read more

Golf NewsReturn to Play- Day One!

A PHASED RETURN TO PLAY DAY ONE! Dear Property Owner and Member, Further to the announcement of the phased re-opening of the Indiana course at Desert Springs Golf Club to commence today, it was extremely pleasing to welcome thirty-two (32) of our members back to enjoy the course. To view the first shot of the…read more

Golf NewsSocial Golf Competition Thursday 14th May

Dear Member, To celebrate the re-opening of the Indiana Course for Desert Springs Golf Club Members, on-site Club committee members have organised a Social Golf Competition to relaunch golf once again at Desert Springs. This competition will be a non-qualifying social competition played adhering to the ‘Players Golf Protocol’ issued by Desert Springs Golf Club on…read more

Golf NewsRe-opening of The Indiana Golf Course

THE INDIANA COURSE A PHASED RETURN TO PLAY   Dear Property Owner and Member, In accordance with the Spanish Governments announcement of its four-phase plan for de-escalation, and in accordance with Phase-One effective from Monday 11th May, we are pleased to announce that the Indiana course at Desert Springs Golf Club will re-open on Thursday…read more

Golf NewsGolf Course Superintendent Newsletter May

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT NEWS LETTER MAY 2020 Dear Member / Property Owner, As you will be aware, in accordance with the “State of Alert” (SoA) announced on Saturday 14th March by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Desert Springs Resort has been closed. As a direct and mandatory consequence of the SoA,…read more

Golf NewsZachary LaPorte begins new role at Desert Springs Golf Club

  Dear Property Owner and Member, It is with pleasure that we announce and welcome Zachary LaPorte as Golf Course Superintendent at Desert Springs Golf Club. Zachary LaPorte, Desert Springs Golf Club Course Superintendent After graduating from the University of Massachusetts with an Associates Degree in turf grass management, Zachary developed extensive design and construction…read more

Golf NewsDesert Springs Golf Club 2020 Officials Election Results

Voting in the sixteenth annual election of the Desert Springs Golf Club to choose a Vice-Captain, Treasurer and two members each for the Club’s Handicap and Competition Committees for the period 1st April 2020 through to 31st March 2021 closed at 17.00 hrs. on the 31st March. Validation and counting of all votes received has…read more

Golf NewsDesert Springs Golf Club Tournaments Postponed

DESERT SPRINGS GOLF CLUB CLUB TOURNAMENTS POSTPONEMENT   We wish to advise that in light of the current situation that all are experiencing respect to Coronavirus, that the decision has been taken by the Club to postpone all Club Tournaments effective immediately until further notice. All persons that had entered the forthcoming St. Patrick’s Day…read more

Golf NewsDesert Springs Golf Club 2020 Officials Elections

Desert Springs is holding its sixteenth annual election for members to choose a Vice-Captain, Treasurer and two members for each of the Club’s Handicap and Competitions Committees, for the period 1st April 2020 through to 31st March 2021. The closing date for all completed ‘Club Officials Election Nomination’ forms to be returned to the Club was 17.00hrs. on…read more

Golf NewsGolf Course Superintendent Newsletter March

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT NEWS LETTER MARCH 2020   Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the Golf Course Superintendent’s 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, we are…read more

Golf NewsWhitgift School Victorious in VII European Schools Team Championship

Whitgift School Crowned Champions of the VII Desert Springs & Millfield European Schools Team Championships   Sixty-One (61) full time students accompanied by seventeen (17) coaches and staff representing; Millfield, Bradfield, Loretto, Reeds, Gordons & Whitgift School, competed in the ‘VII Desert Springs & Millfield European Schools Team Championships’ at the Desert Springs Resort between…read more

Golf NewsSomerset Golf Union complete successful training camp at Desert Springs

  Eleven (11) members of Somerset Golf Union, accompanied by Performance Manager Russell Covey, are now back in England having completed a successful 5-day training camp between Thursday 20th – Tuesday 25th February at Desert Springs Resort, Europe’s only international award-winning luxury family resort and championship desert golf course, in the Almanzora region of Almeria,…read more

Golf NewsIrish Ladies Golf Union complete winter training camp

Eight (8) members of the Irish Ladies Golf Union International squads aged between 14 and 24 years, accompanied by two (2) coaching staff; Chris Jelly and Johhny Foster along with Nutrition and Fitness Manager Laura Webb, are now back in Ireland having completed a successful 7-day training camp between Saturday 15th – Saturday 22nd February…read more

Golf News2020 Nomination of Golf Club Officials update

  As announced on 31st January, Desert Springs is holding its sixteenth annual election for members to choose a Vice-Captain, Treasurer and two members for each of the Club’s Handicap and Competitions Committees, for the period 1st April 2020 through to 31st March 2021. All members were sent a ‘Desert Springs Golf Club Officials Election…read more

Golf NewsScottish Golf complete winter training camp

  Eighteen (18) players representing the Scottish Golf International U’18’s squad comprising ten (10) boys and eight (8) girls aged between 14 and 17 years, accompanied by six (6) coaching staff, are now back in Scotland having completed a successful 7-day training camp between Saturday 8th – Saturday 15th February at Desert Springs Resort, Europe’s…read more

Golf NewsGolf Course Superintendent Newsletter February

  GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT NEWS LETTER FEBRUARY 2020   Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the Golf Course Superintendent’s 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, we…read more

Golf NewsDesert Springs Golf Club announces 2020 Club Elections

  The Sixteenth annual election for members to choose a Vice-Captain, Treasurer and two members each for the Club’s Handicap and Competition Committees, for the period 1st April 2020 through 31st March 2021, is announced. Since April, 2005, Club Officers have been elected annually from and by Members to work with the management of the Club. It…read more