GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT ‘NEWS LETTER’ APRIL 2009   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

Desert Springs once again takes the initiative with the introduction of a unique series of new events aimed at golfers in the Almeria region. Starting in March the Club will host monthly events open to golfers in the province as well of course, our own members, residents and their guests. Ladies 4-Ball Competition Days will…read more

The Club has been asked to issue the following by Desert Springs Golf Club Vice Captain Barry Carver. “Dear Member / Property Owner, As you will be aware I will be inducted as Club Captain of Desert Springs Golf Club on the 16th April, 2009. My sincere thanks go to Martin Symington during his year…read more

Dear Member / Property Owner, The Competitions Committee announced within a Golf News published on 6th November 2008 its decision to select four of the more important Desert Springs Club events where the 17th hole would revert back to its intended par 4 format, played from the original tee complex. It was agreed by the…read more

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT ‘NEWS LETTER’ MARCH 2009   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…read more

Desert Springs is holding its fifth elections amongst members to choose a Vice-Captain and two members for each of the Club’s Handicap and Competitions Committees, for the period 1st April 2009 through to 31st March 2010. The closing date for all completed ‘Club Officials Election Nomination’ forms to be returned to the Club was 18.00…read more

As announced on 31st January, Desert Springs is holding its fifth annual election for members to choose a Vice-Captain and two members for each of the Club’s Handicap and Competitions Committees, for the period 1st April 2009 through to 31st March 2010. All members were sent a ‘Desert Springs Golf Club Officials Election Nomination Form’,…read more

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT ‘NEWS LETTER’ FEBRUARY 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, we…read more

For 2009 the Sergio García Foundation (Fundación Sergio García) has organised a nation-wide golf tour comprising 16 golf tournaments. Desert Springs Golf Club has been selected as one of the venues for the 2009 circuit, with a tournament being held on Saturday 20th June 2009. The tournament is an 18-Hole individual stableford competition, open to…read more

Desert Springs Resort & Golf Club will host the inaugural ‘Gullivers Sports Travel Seniors Golf Championship’ from Monday 14th to Wednesday 16th September 2009. Gullivers Sports Travel is the UK’s leading and longest established rugby and cricket tour operator. Over the last 24 years, Gullivers Sports Travel has specialised in the organisation of tailor made…read more

Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the ‘The Golf Course Superintendents News Letter’ sent to you in November 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 December, we are pleased to be able to…read more

The Club has been asked to issue the following by Philip Lockyer, on behalf of the Competitions Committee: “Dear Member / Property Owner, In conjunction with Peter Rooke we will be organising a fun 18-hole competition to take place late morning of the 30th December. This will be to celebrate both Pete’s 50th birthday and…read more

We wish to give you early notice of a change of date for the 2009 Easter Cup, so that you have plenty of time to plan your holidays accordingly. The Easter Cup, originally scheduled on the Tournament Calendar to take place on Sunday 22nd March 2009, has now been rescheduled for Easter Sunday 12th April…read more

Desert Springs has again been selected as one of the venues to host the Club phase of the 2009 El Corte Inglés Golf Tournament, a nation-wide golf tour that takes place in three separate phases; Club Phase, Area Phase and Final Phase. The date selected for this event to take place is Saturday 11th April…read more

Desert Springs resident and member Kay Dunphy completed a golfing double last week. Her first victory came in the inaugural Desert Springs ‘Golf 4 Women’ Winter Golf Festival where she and her playing partners Susan Kenny, Hilary O´Herlihy and Wikki de Graaf (aka. ‘The Slice Girls’) led from the start, taking the honors after some…read more

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

The Club has been asked to issue the following statement made by Philip Lockyer, a member of the Competitions Committee acting on its behalf, explaining the recent decision of that committee concerning categories of entrants for future competitions at Desert Springs. “Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from feedback from the membership, the Competitions…read more

The Club has been asked to issue the following statement made by Paul Taylor, a member of the Handicaps Committee acting on its behalf, “Dear Member, All Desert Springs members are reminded that if you have a Spanish Federation Handicap and another "Home" handicap that you are asked to produce your "Home" handicap certificate before…read more