Today, the Indiana Course at the Desert Springs Golf Club played host to the Captain’s Drive-In, a tournament where, traditionally, new Club Captains are ceremoniously welcomed to their new role. This year saw Helen Lavis reinvent the Captain’s Drive-In as a ‘Fiesta In Pink’! Helen arrived at the 1st Tee sporting a full length Pink…read more
Dear Member / Property Owner, The Desert Springs tournament and social schedule for 2007 had been designed in full consultation with the officers of the Club, to reflect the continuing interest and support shown by our property owners and members and the frequency of visits to the resort being made throughout different times of the…read more
We announced in an earlier NewsFlash that the Desert Springs Resort and Golf Club has been selected as the host venue for the 2007 Spanish Seniors and Ladies Professionals Championship. A starting field combining 80 of the best Men’s Senior and Lady professional golfers in Spain will compete over 3 days on the Indiana Course…read more
Desert Springs Golf Club is happy to announce some important changes within the Golf Professional Team. Firstly, Christine Langford who is well known to most Members and Property Owners, will now take up a more active role in the promotion and development of the Academy of Golf in her new position as Director of the…read more
It gives us great pleasure to announce that Desert Springs has been chosen to host the Spanish Seniors and Ladies Professional Championship, the “Campeonato De España Profesional Senior y Feminino 2007”, from October 31st to the 4th November. Ricardo Relinque Gimènez-Arnau, representing the Technical Committee of Golf Professionals for the Real Federaciòn Española de Golf…read more
New Club Captain, Helen Lavis, started her term in office yesterday and one of her priorities for the year is to encourage more interaction between Members, Property Owners and Guests. To this end, Helen has initiated the Social Roll-Up; a weekly event to be held on Friday evenings at El Torrente Restaurant in the Clubhouse…read more
Voting in the third annual election of the Desert Springs Golf Club to choose a Vice-captain and two members each for the Club’s Handicap and Competition Committees for 1st April 2007 through to 31st March 2008 closed at the end of March. Validation and counting of votes has been completed and the names of the…read more
Easter is upon us, a time for family fun and indulging in those all so tempting chocolate Easter eggs! On Saturday 7th April from 11.00 am – 1.00 pm, Jim Gordon and his team of ‘Merry Egg Hunt Helpers’ will be on hand at the Sierra Sports and Fitness Club to welcome you to the…read more
Last week Peter Marron Chief Groundsman at Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1983 visited the Desert Springs Resort and Golf Club to advise on the presentation of the resort’s new cricket wicket. Desert Springs in Almeria in South-east Spain is located on a plateau above the Mediterranean that is precisely the driest and sunniest spot…read more
GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT ‘NEWS LETTER’ APRIL 2007 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 March,…read more
