It is with pleasure that we can announce that a full field of 20 teams has been confirmed for the “Sir Ian Botham Charity Golf Classic Grand Final” to be held at Desert Springs from Thursday 30th October to Saturday 1st November 2008. The aim of the event is to raise funds for Leukaemia Research.…read more

Thursday 2nd October saw the annual pilgrimage of 12 members from Redbourn Golf Club arrive to the resort to compete against 12 members of Desert Springs Golf Club in this, the third Desert Springs Ryder Cup! The tournament commenced on Friday 3rd with 6 matches played in Fourball better-ball format and concluded on Saturday 4th…read more

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT ‘NEWSLETTER’ OCTOBER 2008 Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the ‘The Golf Course Superintendents News Letter’ sent to you in August 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 September, we…read more

The inaugural ‘Golf 4 Women’ Winter Golf Festival will take place at Desert Springs from 27th November – 3rd December 2008. Entries are invited from teams of 4 lady golfers. The event begins on Thursday 27th with a practice round, followed by a welcome party at the Cave Bar to meet your fellow competitors and…read more

Desert Springs Resort & Golf Club will host the inaugural ‘Lifestyle Insurance Trophy’ in aid of PAWS (Peoples Animal Welfare Society In Spain) on Saturday 4th October 2008. Since 1990 the aim of PAWS was to provide shelter, care and compassion to abandoned or lost animals. PAWS depends wholly on charitable donations to achieve its…read more

The Indiana Course at Desert Springs has been selected to be one of the official courses of the 2008/9 V RACC Match Play Golf Tournament. The tournament features more than 90 official golf courses throughout Spain with each official course offering a discounted green fee to competitors in the event. At Desert Springs the discount…read more

One of the most popular tournaments within our Clubs tournament calendar is the annual Ryder Cup played between Desert Springs and our friends from La Herrería Golf Club in Madrid. The inaugural event took place in 2006 with Desert springs securing a home victory. Last year, Desert Springs lost away from home, bringing the match…read more

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT ‘NEWSLETTER’ SEPTEMBER 2008 Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the ‘The Golf Course Superintendents News Letter’ sent to you in July 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 August, we…read more

The II Ryder Cup match held at Desert Springs in October 2007 between 12 members of both Redbourn Golf Club in Hertfordshire and Desert Springs, was resolved with a comfortable win for the local team of Desert Springs that ensured that the trophy stayed in Spain! The return match is scheduled to be held over…read more

The Club has been asked to issue the following statement made by Desert Springs Golf Club Captain, Martin Symington.The Club Captain.” “Dear Fellow Members & Property Owners, I wish to advise you of a change of dates for the ‘All Saints Day Stableford’ and ‘Captain’s Charity Day’ within the 2008 Desert Springs Golf Club Tournament…read more

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT ‘NEWSLETTER’ JULY 2008 JUNE COURSE MAINTENANCE UPDATE Irrigation Modifications Modification work to the irrigation system on green surrounds 1 and 18 and on tee complexes 5 and 15 to improve the efficiency of irrigation coverage and thus the quality of the grass, commenced as per the schedule and will continue into July.…read more

It is with great disappointment that we must inform you that we have received notification from the management of La Cala Resort that their Club Captain Bryan Gray has decided to withdraw La Cala from the La Cala versus Desert Springs Ryder Cup Match event that was scheduled for Saturday 12th July, 2008. The reason…read more

The second annual ‘Golf 4 Women’ Team Trophy will be held over the Indiana Championship Course at Desert Springs on Thursday 26th June. An amazing field comprising 20 teams of 4 players, 80 lady golfers in total from the Almeria and Murcia regions have now entered the event, including the defending champions Hacienda del Alamo.…read more

In May, we announced that Desert Springs had been invited to be host to the Grand Final of the ‘Sir Ian Botham Charity Golf Classic Series’ from Thursday 30th October to Saturday 1st November 2008 to raise funds for Leukaemia Research. All home owners and Members at Desert Springs were sent a letter from Sir…read more

The Club has been asked to issue the following statement made by Wikkie De Graaf, a member of the Competitions Committee acting on its behalf, explaining the recent decision of that committee concerning the draws for future competitions at Desert Springs. “Dear Members & Property Owners, We are pleased to inform you about some recent…read more

The Club has been asked to issue the following statement made by Paul Taylor, a member of the Handicap Committee acting on its behalf, explaining the recent decision of that committee concerning the way in which handicaps will be applied in future to play at Desert Springs. “The Desert Springs Handicap Committee has met and…read more

Desert Springs members; Ann and Mike Thorpe, Paul and Lynn Taylor, Alan Patterson, Freddie Beames and Wikkie de Graaf all made the journey to La Cala Golf Resort in Andalucía to represent Desert Springs Golf Club in the ‘IX Día del Interclub Tournament’ on Sunday 1st June, conquered and returned with the title! The tournament…read more

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT ‘NEWSLETTER’ JUNE 2008 Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the ‘The Golf Course Superintendents News Letter’ sent to you in April 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 May, we…read more