New Homes

Construction work is underway on 87 new colonial-style homes at Desert Springs, Europe’s only international award-winning luxury family resort and championship desert golf course in the Almeria region of south-east Spain. The newest phase planned at Desert Springs, Las Sierras del Desierto, is being built on the highest point in the 300 hectare (750 acre)…read more

Commercial Manager

We have to inform you that Juan Carlos Gutierrez, Commercial Manager is no longer working with Playas del Almanzora, with effect from 9th November 2006.  Carlos will be known to all of you as he has been involved in various roles for the group since the late 80’s, through both busy and quieter times and…read more

Madera Verde Cup

We are pleased to announce that it has now been confirmed that Desert Springs Golf Club will host the 2006 “Madera Verde” Conference and that new dates have now been agreed for the event. Desert Springs was awarded the 2005 Spanish National  “Madera Verde” Prize for Environmental Responsibility out of no less than 60 other…read more

Redbourn Golf Club

You may not have seen the Golf News issued in respect of the recent “Ryder Cup” tournament held at the resort between teams from The Redbourn Golf Club in England and Desert Springs.  A copy may be found on the web site; suffice it to say here that Desert Springs had the better of the…read more

Ryder Cup

Thursday 5th October saw the arrival at Desert Springs Resort of the Ryder Cup team of 12 golfers from Redbourn Golf Club and they were here on a mission:   To take on, and beat, 12 members of Desert Springs Golf Club in the inaugural Desert Springs Ryder Cup! The tournament commenced on Friday 6th with…read more

Xmas & New Year’s

22ND DECEMBER: FRIDAY The Rose Singers will sing traditional Christmas Carols and Church music at the Club House from 7pm; El Torrente & Crocodile Club will both be open. 24TH DECEMBER, CHRISTMAS EVE: SUNDAY El Torrente: Mulled Wine & Mince Pies served from 7pm. Open for drinks until 11pm. The Croc Club is open for…read more

2007 Golf 4 All Pro-Am

The Desert Springs Resort and Golf Club is offering you the opportunity to play golf with the stars from the Ladies European Tour.  From 7th – 10th January 2007, 16 professionals from the tour will each compete with a team of three amateurs on the Indiana golf course, Europe’s only desert course, in the inaugural:…read more

2007 Golf 4 All Pro-Am

The Desert Springs Resort and Golf Club is offering you the opportunity to play golf with the stars from the Ladies European Tour.  From 7th – 10th January 2007, 16 professionals from the tour will each compete with a team of three amateurs on the Indiana golf course, Europe’s only desert course, in the inaugural:…read more

Hollow Coring Dates

In the Golf Course Superintendent’s ‘News Letter’ of February 2006, it was noted that the final phase of hollow coring on the Indiana Course for this year was scheduled for Tuesday 26th September. Please take note that this date has been brought forward and hollow coring of the greens with 13mm tines will now commence…read more

Madera Verde Cup

The 2006 ‘Madera Verde Conference’ that the Desert Springs Resort was to host as winner of the 2005 national prize for ‘Environmental Responsibility’, referred to in the NewsFlash, of the 19th April 2006, has now been postponed, possibly until later in this year or next. Tee times originally reserved for the golf tournament have been…read more