Club Committee

Dear Club Members/Residents   I remind you of the competitions that are scheduled around Easter time.   12th/13th April The Indiana Masters 20th April  Easter Cup 22nd/23rd April  The Club Championship 23rd April   The Club Championship Stableford 25th April  The Captain’s Drive –In…as usual a Texas Scramble   The Captain’s Drive –In will tee off…read more

Golf Club Officials

As announced on 30th January, Desert Springs is holding its tenth 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 2014 through to 31st March 2015.  All members were sent a ‘Desert Springs Golf Club Officials Election Nomination…read more

Cricket @ Desert Springs

Far Left Matthew Maynard (Coach) & Far Right Dean Conway (Physiotherapist) with Tom Maynard Trust players: Andy Carter (Nottinghamshire), Tom Curran (Surrey), George Edwards (Surrey), Cameron Herring (Gloucestershire), Greg Holmes (Glamorgan), Fynn Hudson-Prentice (Sussex), Rob Keogh (Sussex), Mattie McKiernan (Lancashire), Dewi Penryhn-Jones (Glamorgan), Aaron Thomas (Warwickshire) & Jon Webb (Warwickshire)   The first intake for…read more

Tom Maynard Trust

Far Left Matthew Maynard (Coach) & Far Right Dean Conway (Physiotherapist) with Tom Maynard Trust players: Andy Carter (Nottinghamshire), Tom Curran (Surrey), George Edwards (Surrey), Cameron Herring (Gloucestershire), Greg Holmes (Glamorgan), Fynn Hudson-Prentice (Sussex), Rob Keogh (Sussex), Mattie McKiernan (Lancashire), Dewi Penryhn-Jones (Glamorgan), Aaron Thomas (Warwickshire) & Jon Webb (Warwickshire)   The first intake for…read more

Desert Springs & Millfield Inaugural European Schools Team Championships

Sixty-eight full time students accompanied by fifteen coaches and staff representing; Millfield, Bradfield, Durham, Loretto, Reeds & Wellington School, competed in the inaugural ‘Desert Springs & Millfield European Schools Team Championships’ at the Desert Springs Resort.   Desert Springs Resort, Europe’s only international award-winning luxury family resort and championship desert golf course in the Almanzora…read more

European Schools

Sixty-eight full time students accompanied by fifteen coaches and staff representing; Millfield, Bradfield, Durham, Loretto, Reeds & Wellington School, competed in the inaugural ‘Desert Springs & Millfield European Schools Team Championships’ at the Desert Springs Resort between Saturday 15th to Tuesday 18th February 2014.   The Team Championship was open to boys and girls of…read more

Owners Privilege Scheme

The Almanzora Group would like to say a special thank you to those 128 owners who to date have elected to join the ‘Property Owners Referral Scheme’. Over the years, many of those within the scheme have demonstrated their ongoing trust, support and confidence by referring and introducing friends; colleagues or relatives who have become…read more

Hartpury College Golf Academy

Thirty-four full time students and three PGA instructors from the Hartpury College Golf Academy during their annual 5-day intensive winter training camp at the Desert Springs Resort, Europe’s only international award-winning luxury family resort and championship desert golf course in the Almanzora region of Almeria in south-east Spain.   “This is my second year coming…read more

Hartpury College Golf Academy

  Three Hartpury College Golf Academy PGA Instructors accompanied thirty-four students aged between 15 – 18 years for 5-days of warm weather winter training at the Desert Springs Resort between 9th & 14th February.   The Hartpury College Golf Academy provides players with the opportunity to develop their knowledge and golfing skills by offering regular…read more

Competitions Committee

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