It is with great pleasure and pride we announce that Desert Springs Resort, Europe’s only international award-winning luxury family resort and championship desert golf course in the Almeria region of Andalucía, south-east Spain, has been awarded as one of the top 100 European Golf Resorts 2023 by National Club Golfer Magazine. National Club Golfer is a cross-platform…read more

RULES NEWSLETTER PART 3 Dear Member, As there have been several changes to the Rules of Golf this year and various questions have been asked of committee members after competition rounds, it was agreed at a recent committee meeting that we would address some of the more common scenarios that occur when playing the Indiana…read more

Captain’s Newsletter Captain’s Charity Day & Quiz Night Dear Owners and Members, I hope you are all well. I wanted to write this newsletter to thank you all for your incredible support for the Charity Day on Saturday 7thOctober. A lot of people helped to make this day and evening and I have a lot of thank you’s,…read more

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2023 Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the last quarters Golf Course Superintendent’s Newsletter, which was designed to keep you up to date with all the important maintenance procedures which were scheduled to take place on The Indiana Course between July-September, we are pleased to be able…read more

Captain’s Charity Day   Dear Members & Owners, I hope you are all well. Thank you all so much for supporting the Captain’s Charity Day. We have 26 teams playing during the day and 130 people attending the dinner. That is just amazing. Thank you.  Captain’s Charity Day – Saturday 7th October 2023 The itinerary…read more

Captain’s Newsletter   Dear Members & Owners,
I hope you are all well and have enjoyed a nice Summer. Captain’s Charity Day – Saturday 7th October 2023 Sign up is now open for Captain’s Charity Day. The forms will be available at Resort Reception. The closing date for entries is Wednesday 4th October 2023. If you…read more

  Desert Springs Resort & Golf Club will be host to this year’s 2nd Stage of the DP World Tour Qualifying School (DPWTQS) between Thursday 2nd and Sunday 5th November 2023. As previously advised, for those who would like to be part of the event, the DP World Tour has extended an invitation to our…read more

  Dear Member, Prior to the Indiana Course opening in April 2001, the Real Federación Española de Golf (RFEG) were invited to Desert Springs to evaluate the golf course and assign a Slope Rating. The ‘Slope’ is a measurement of the difficulty of a golf course relative to the Course Rating (which represents the difficulty…read more

We announced in an earlier GolfNews that Desert Springs Resort & Golf Club will be host to this years 2nd Stage of the DP World Tour Qualifying School (DPWTQS) between Thursday 2nd and Sunday 5th  November 2023. Group Resort Operations & Marketing Director Simon Coaker & DP World Tour Qualifying School Director Mike Stewart Since 1976, the…read more

RULES NEWSLETTER PART 2   Dear Member, As there have been several changes to the Rules of Golf this year and various questions have been asked of committee members after competition rounds, it was agreed at a recent committee meeting that we would address some of the more common scenarios that occur when playing the…read more

GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE TEAM & NEW MACHINERY   Dear Member / Property Owner, In 2023 the Club announced it had committed to a further investment of €630,000 for the purchase of a new fleet of state of the art golf course maintenance machinery to aide golf course superintendent Zach LaPorte and his team in maintaining the Indiana course to the highest…read more

GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE MACHINERY INVESTMENT UPDATE Dear Member / Property Owner, As previously announced, maintaining with the commitment of course investment, the Club had committed to a further investment of € 630,000 for the purchase of a new fleet of state of the art golf course maintenance machinery to aide golf course superintendent Zach LaPorte and his team in maintaining the…read more

Dear Member / Property Owner, The 2023 Desert Springs tournament calendar had been designed by the Club and its elected officers to reflect the established pattern and frequency of visits to the Resort experienced during different periods over recent years and the degree of consistency of interest and support for the events demonstrated by our…read more

RULES NEWSLETTER PART 1   Dear Member, As there have been several changes to the Rules of Golf this year and various questions have been asked of committee members after competition rounds, it was agreed at a recent committee meeting that we would address some of the more common scenarios that occur when playing the…read more

Club Captain’s Newsletter July 2023 Dear Member, Owner Charity Day Charity Day is being held on Saturday 7th October 2023 and the day will start with a BBQ breakfast and drinks, followed by a Texas Scramble with refreshments out on the course. In the evening, we will be having a 3-course meal in El Torrente…read more

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER JULY 2023 Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the last quarters Golf Course Superintendent’s Newsletter, which was designed to keep you up to date with all the important maintenance procedures which were scheduled to take place on The Indiana Course between April – June, we are pleased to…read more

Golf Course Netting &  Palm Tree Installation 18th Hole   Dear Members and Home Owners, We are pleased to share some important updates regarding the recent improvements we have made to enhance safety measures, specifically aimed at preventing errant hit golf shots from the 18th tee entering properties along the right-hand side of the fairway.…read more

Captain’s Thank you Dear Member, Owner I would just like to thank everyone for making my Drive-In last week such a special day and evening. There are so many thankyou’s. To everyone who contributed food and drink for the Hacienda and who donated raffle prizes. To Karen, Hettie, Bonnie & Julie at the Hacienda, for…read more

Captain’s Drive-In 2023 Dear Member, Owner Firstly, I would like to thank everyone that was able to make it to the Club Championship dinner and who welcomed me in as Desert Springs Captain. You could probably all tell that it was pretty emotional for me. I am so very proud to be Captain and am…read more

Dear Member, Currently members are required to hold a current RFEG handicap if they wish to enter Desert Springs Golf Club Competitions. This will be reviewed as and when the WHI / RFEG systems are updated. This newsletter summarises why you need to have an RFEG handicap. The WHI was implemented worldwide before the necessary…read more