Dear Member / Property Owner, The Competition Committee have received requests from a number of Members for them to have more opportunities to play in handicap qualifying tournaments. The Spanish Golf Federation (RFEG) recently introduced a new rule whereby a player federated with the RFEG is required to hand in a minimum of…read more
We are pleased to announce that the best young golfers from Scotland will be the next group of elite golfers that are scheduled to arrive at Desert Springs Resort & Golf Club to undertake their 2014 winter training camp. Based at the Home of Golf in St Andrews, The Scottish Golf Union (SGU)…read more
After the success of their inaugural visit to Desert Springs in February 2013, we are pleased to announce that The Irish Ladies Golf Union has selected Desert Springs Resort and Golf Club to be host to their 2014 Warm Weather Winter Training Camp. The Irish Ladies Golf Union is the governing body for…read more
GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT’S NEWS LETTER FEBRUARY 2014 Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the ‘The Golf Course Superintendent’s 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…read more
Twenty students from the Darren Clarke Golf School based at Greenmount Campus, Northern Ireland during their annual 4-day intensive winter training camp at the Desert Springs Resort with PGA Instructors Andy Peoples (Far Left) and Jack Murgatroyd (Far Right). Three Darren Clarke Golf School PGA Instructors accompanied twenty boys aged between 15 – 19 years for…read more
Three Darren Clarke Golf School PGA Instructors accompanied twenty students aged between 15 – 19 years for 4-days of warm weather winter training at the Desert Springs Resort between 21st & 25th January. The Darren Clarke Golf School, based at Greenmount Campus close to Antrim, Northern Ireland, is a centre of excellence in the…read more
Eighty-one full time students from the Lee Westwood Golf School during their annual 4-day intensive winter training camp at the Desert Springs Resort. Eight Lee Westwood Golf School PGA Instructors accompanied seventy-seven boys and four girls aged between 15 – 18 years for 4-days of warm weather winter training at the Desert Springs Resort, Europe’s…read more
Eight Lee Westwood Golf School PGA Instructors accompanied seventy-seven boys and four girls aged between 15 – 18 years for 4-days of warm weather winter training at the Desert Springs Resort between 13th & 17th January. The Lee Westwood Golf School based at Macdonald Portal Hotel, Golf & Spa in Cheshire and Stoke-by-Nayland Hotel…read more
Dear Member / Property Owner, Since September 2004, the par of The Indiana course has been temporarily reduced to 71 (a reduction of one stroke). This modification arose because hole number 17 was changed to a par 3, to be played from a new tee complex pending the provision and establishment of further…read more
GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT’S NEWS LETTER JANUARY 2014 Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the ‘The Golf Course Superintendent’s 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…read more
