Competitions Committee

Dear Members, Following the last committee meeting I am delighted to inform you that the following local rule will be adopted immediately for general play and for all Club Competitions from the 1st January 2010. Distance-Measuring Devices (“DMDs”): For all play at this course, a player may obtain distance information by using a device that…read more

Competitions Committee

Dear Members, Following requests from a large number of members to be able to play a Stableford competition from the back tees, I am pleased to inform you that at the last meeting of the committee it was agreed that the All Saints Day Stableford on Sunday 1st November 2009 will be played in that…read more

SUNTALK RADIO

  David Lloyd at the Desert Springs Tennis Academy     David Lloyd (Left) and Jon Gaunt at Desert Springs     Jon Gaunt ‘Gaunty’ broadcasting live from Desert Springs   SunTalk Radio presenter Jon Gaunt, better known as ‘Gaunty’ broadcast his live radio show from Desert Springs on Wednesday 29th July between 11am and…read more

Golf Course Maintenance

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT ‘NEWS LETTER’ AUGUST 2009   Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the ‘The Golf Course Superintendents News Letter’ sent to you in June 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

Warm Weather training at Desert Springs

Shrewsbury Town Football Club training at Desert Springs         Shrewsbury Town Football Club were so pleased with the results of pre-season warm-weather training for their players at Desert Springs in Spain that they have returned for the second year running – and hope to go back next year as well. According to…read more

Social Roll-Up

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen technical problems in the dining gallery of the Cave Bar, we regret to advise you that the Social Roll-Up will be moving to El Torrente Restaurant with immediate effect for the rest of the summer. The Roll-Up will, as now, commence at 6.00pm with cold tapas being served between 6.30pm and…read more

SUNTALK RADIO

SunTalk Radio presenter Jon Gaunt, affectionately known as ‘Gaunty’ is taking his radio show on tour for the first time and is heading to Desert Springs. Gaunty will be broadcasting live from the Clubhouse at Desert Springs on Wednesday 29th July between 11am and 2pm. For those in Spain at that time you can listen…read more

Beefy’s Charity Golf Series

Desert Springs had been selected to host the Grand Final of the ‘Sir Ian Botham Charity Golf Classic Series’ from Thursday 8th to Saturday 10th October 2009, as announced previously. All Desert Springs home owners and members have been sent a letter, with an event application form, from Sir Ian. The aim of the event…read more

Ryder Cup Match

As previously advised, La Herrería in Madrid has invited us for a reciprocal fixture on the 31st July, 1st and 2nd August. This is a match we are anxious to maintain and as those of you who have played in Madrid before know that it is well worth the trip. A number of people have…read more

Beefy’s Charity Golf Series

Desert Springs has been invited to be host to the Grand Final of the ‘Sir Ian Botham Charity Golf Classic Series’ from Thursday 8th to Saturday 10th October 2009. Sir Ian commented: ‘Last year, we jointly managed to raise in excess of 70,000 Euros for Leukaemia Research, thanks to the support of the Desert Spring…read more