2020 COURSE CLOSURE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND TURFGRASS CONVERSION Dear Member, In accordance with the conditions of the ‘State of Alert’ (SoA) introduced by the Spanish Government on Saturday 14th March, Desert Springs Golf Club had to close the Indiana Course from this date until it was permitted to re-open on Thursday, 14th May – a period of…read more

Desert Springs Golf Club continues to enhance its’ members experience by now facilitating the Members Online Tee Time Reservation System, permitting members to book up to two tee times per member online 24/7 from the comfort of their homes, from any computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone, without the need of contacting the Club. The introduction…read more

Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the Golf Course Superintendent’s News Letter sent to you in May, 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, we are pleased to be able to give you an…read more

Dear Member, To follow on from the recent Golf News announcement, with the intent to encourage renewed golfing participation over the next month, the on-site Club committee members have organised a ‘Roll-Up’ for each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday to commence on Tuesday 19th May. The ‘Roll-Up’ is open to members only, with the format being…read more

A PHASED RETURN TO PLAY DAY ONE! Dear Property Owner and Member, Further to the announcement of the phased re-opening of the Indiana course at Desert Springs Golf Club to commence today, it was extremely pleasing to welcome thirty-two (32) of our members back to enjoy the course. To view the first shot of the…read more

Dear Member, To celebrate the re-opening of the Indiana Course for Desert Springs Golf Club Members, on-site Club committee members have organised a Social Golf Competition to relaunch golf once again at Desert Springs. This competition will be a non-qualifying social competition played adhering to the ‘Players Golf Protocol’ issued by Desert Springs Golf Club on…read more

THE INDIANA COURSE A PHASED RETURN TO PLAY   Dear Property Owner and Member, In accordance with the Spanish Governments announcement of its four-phase plan for de-escalation, and in accordance with Phase-One effective from Monday 11th May, we are pleased to announce that the Indiana course at Desert Springs Golf Club will re-open on Thursday…read more

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT NEWS LETTER MAY 2020 Dear Member / Property Owner, As you will be aware, in accordance with the “State of Alert” (SoA) announced on Saturday 14th March by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Desert Springs Resort has been closed. As a direct and mandatory consequence of the SoA,…read more

  Dear Property Owner and Member, It is with pleasure that we announce and welcome Zachary LaPorte as Golf Course Superintendent at Desert Springs Golf Club. Zachary LaPorte, Desert Springs Golf Club Course Superintendent After graduating from the University of Massachusetts with an Associates Degree in turf grass management, Zachary developed extensive design and construction…read more

Voting in the sixteenth annual election of the Desert Springs Golf Club to choose a Vice-Captain, Treasurer and two members each for the Club’s Handicap and Competition Committees for the period 1st April 2020 through to 31st March 2021 closed at 17.00 hrs. on the 31st March. Validation and counting of all votes received has…read more

DESERT SPRINGS GOLF CLUB CLUB TOURNAMENTS POSTPONEMENT   We wish to advise that in light of the current situation that all are experiencing respect to Coronavirus, that the decision has been taken by the Club to postpone all Club Tournaments effective immediately until further notice. All persons that had entered the forthcoming St. Patrick’s Day…read more

Desert Springs is holding its sixteenth annual election for members to choose a Vice-Captain, Treasurer and two members for each of the Club’s Handicap and Competitions Committees, for the period 1st April 2020 through to 31st March 2021. The closing date for all completed ‘Club Officials Election Nomination’ forms to be returned to the Club was 17.00hrs. on…read more

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT NEWS LETTER MARCH 2020   Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the Golf Course Superintendent’s 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, we are…read more

Whitgift School Crowned Champions of the VII Desert Springs & Millfield European Schools Team Championships   Sixty-One (61) full time students accompanied by seventeen (17) coaches and staff representing; Millfield, Bradfield, Loretto, Reeds, Gordons & Whitgift School, competed in the ‘VII Desert Springs & Millfield European Schools Team Championships’ at the Desert Springs Resort between…read more

  Eleven (11) members of Somerset Golf Union, accompanied by Performance Manager Russell Covey, are now back in England having completed a successful 5-day training camp between Thursday 20th – Tuesday 25th February at Desert Springs Resort, Europe’s only international award-winning luxury family resort and championship desert golf course, in the Almanzora region of Almeria,…read more

Eight (8) members of the Irish Ladies Golf Union International squads aged between 14 and 24 years, accompanied by two (2) coaching staff; Chris Jelly and Johhny Foster along with Nutrition and Fitness Manager Laura Webb, are now back in Ireland having completed a successful 7-day training camp between Saturday 15th – Saturday 22nd February…read more

  As announced on 31st January, Desert Springs is holding its sixteenth annual election for members to choose a Vice-Captain, Treasurer and two members for each of the Club’s Handicap and Competitions Committees, for the period 1st April 2020 through to 31st March 2021. All members were sent a ‘Desert Springs Golf Club Officials Election…read more

  Eighteen (18) players representing the Scottish Golf International U’18’s squad comprising ten (10) boys and eight (8) girls aged between 14 and 17 years, accompanied by six (6) coaching staff, are now back in Scotland having completed a successful 7-day training camp between Saturday 8th – Saturday 15th February at Desert Springs Resort, Europe’s…read more

  Desert Springs Resort will be host to the ‘VII Desert Springs & Millfield European Schools Team Championships’ between Sunday 16th to Wednesday 19th February. The Team Championships is open to boys and girls of all ages with a maximum handicap of 24 and will be held over 3 days (54-Holes). A field of sixty-one…read more

  We are pleased to announce that the best young amateur golfers representing Somerset Golf Union will be the next group of elite golfers that are scheduled to return to Desert Springs Resort & Golf Club to undertake their winter training camp. Somerset Golf Union represents the 30 clubs who are affiliated to the Union…read more