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
GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 2023 Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the last 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, we are pleased to be able to give you…read more
Voting in the nineteenth annual election of the Desert Springs Golf Club to choose a Vice-Captain, Treasurer, a Fixtures & Events Supporter and two members each for the Club’s Handicap and Competition Committees, for the period 1st April 2023 through 31st March 2024 closed at 17.00 hrs. on the 31st March. Validation and counting of…read more
Dear Members & Owners, We wish to inform you that, David Fernandes has been appointed Golf Operations & Sales Manager at Desert Springs Resort & Golf Club to commence Monday 20th March. David, a Portuguese National who is fluent in both English and Spanish joins Desert Springs from Barceló Montecastillo Golf & Sport Resort,…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
CLUBHOUSE CHANGING ROOM LOCKERS Dear Member, As published and displayed within the locker room notice boards, in the interest of all, the lockers provided within both the Gentlemen’s and Ladies changing rooms are strictly for day use only and must not be used to store golf clubs and /or golf trolleys. Additionally, the locker…read more
