GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT ‘NEWSLETTER’ JULY 2008 JUNE COURSE MAINTENANCE UPDATE Irrigation Modifications Modification work to the irrigation system on green surrounds 1 and 18 and on tee complexes 5 and 15 to improve the efficiency of irrigation coverage and thus the quality of the grass, commenced as per the schedule and will continue into July.…read more
Hacienda Del Alamo Golf Club Winners of the 2008 Golf 4 Womens Team Trophy A record 22 teams, 88 ladies, participated in the second annual ‘Golf 4 Women’ Team Trophy held over the Indiana Championship Course at Desert Springs on Thursday 26th June. Hacienda del Alamo staged a magnificent defense of their title, winning by…read more
It is with great disappointment that we must inform you that we have received notification from the management of La Cala Resort that their Club Captain Bryan Gray has decided to withdraw La Cala from the La Cala versus Desert Springs Ryder Cup Match event that was scheduled for Saturday 12th July, 2008. The reason…read more
The Greens of the Indiana Course at Desert Springs are regarded as some of the finest in the country and in order to keep them in the best condition for the benefit and enjoyment of all our golfers it is essential that pitch marks be repaired as soon as possible. You may repair any pitch…read more
The second annual ‘Golf 4 Women’ Team Trophy will be held over the Indiana Championship Course at Desert Springs on Thursday 26th June. An amazing field comprising 20 teams of 4 players, 80 lady golfers in total from the Almeria and Murcia regions have now entered the event, including the defending champions Hacienda del Alamo.…read more
In May, we announced that Desert Springs had been invited to be host to the Grand Final of the ‘Sir Ian Botham Charity Golf Classic Series’ from Thursday 30th October to Saturday 1st November 2008 to raise funds for Leukaemia Research. All home owners and Members at Desert Springs were sent a letter from Sir…read more
The Club has been asked to issue the following statement made by Wikkie De Graaf, a member of the Competitions Committee acting on its behalf, explaining the recent decision of that committee concerning the draws for future competitions at Desert Springs. “Dear Members & Property Owners, We are pleased to inform you about some recent…read more
The Club has been asked to issue the following statement made by Paul Taylor, a member of the Handicap Committee acting on its behalf, explaining the recent decision of that committee concerning the way in which handicaps will be applied in future to play at Desert Springs. “The Desert Springs Handicap Committee has met and…read more
Desert Springs members; Ann and Mike Thorpe, Paul and Lynn Taylor, Alan Patterson, Freddie Beames and Wikkie de Graaf all made the journey to La Cala Golf Resort in Andalucía to represent Desert Springs Golf Club in the ‘IX Día del Interclub Tournament’ on Sunday 1st June, conquered and returned with the title! The tournament…read more
GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT ‘NEWSLETTER’ JUNE 2008 Dear Member / Property Owner, Following on from the ‘The Golf Course Superintendents News Letter’ sent to you in April 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 May, we…read more
