Desert Springs Golf Club
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Desert Springs Golf Club, Almería is designed by Peter McEvoy
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Address: Ctra. Las Cunas-Palomares, Cuevas del Almanzora, Almería, 04618 Villaricos Spain
Tel: +34 937 861 591
Golf Pro: Alfonso Castiñeira
Website: http://www.almanzora.com
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GOLFSHAKE RATING
4.28
AVERAGE RATING 4.4
(based on 33 reviews)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
92%
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What the club says: The first desert course ever to be opened in Europe is very similar to layouts you would expect to see in Arizona and California and it presents unforgettable views of the surrounding area. The fairways are forgiving, however every hole has features that can be brought into play. A number of springs, watercourses, dry river beds, rocks and cacti areas are strategically located to examine all aspects of any golfer's game. Course designer Peter McEvoy says, "We have created a course which really can be enjoyed by players of all different standards."
18 holes. Par 72. 6747 yards.
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Jerome D rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 8 2023
Great course. Not easy but did well there Would deffo go back. Love to play it again
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Bob H rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 2 2020
Desert Off the Fairway
Played Desert Springs for the first time October 1st 2020. The lady in the reception told us they had been doing a lot of work around the course and had hollow tinned the greens two weeks earlier, so the course was not at its best. However from a challenge view point it is a tough course. Par 5 1st is a tough hole and as we learned if you are off the fairways here you are in trouble. Some good par 5's, some great par 4's with water featuring and some challenging par 3's. You need to play conservatively and use good course management to get anywhere near par.Reviewer Rating
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Steve Upminster rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 15 2019
decent
played this course 4th october 2019, got it on a cheap tee rate, and it was a very fair price for a decent course, other players need to repair their pitch markers thoughReviewer Rating
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Leeds rated 1 out of 5
Reviewed Nov 13 2018
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The tees, greens and fairways were in a terrible condition if you want to play on a builders yard this is the course for youReviewer Rating
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Ryan B rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 3 2018
Love it always
Superb again. Very tough however. Wind was up an greens hard and fast! Loved it though.............(Round played: Apr 2018 - Score: 87 Handicap: 9.4)
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Peter D rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 31 2018
A must visit
Excellent course and facilities. The greens are the best, one professional told me that they were the best he had played on.Not the longest course but the challenge is to keep the ball on the grass! It is a desert course and generally has narrow fairways and long carries from the tee. Fail to keep on the grass and you will be on the hard pan (compressed sand) or amongst the cacti.
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Adam W rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 26 2018
Decent course in good condition, greens were nice and quick. Punishing if wild off the tee
(Round played: Mar 2018 - Score: 93 Handicap: 13.9)
(Round played: Mar 2018 - Score: 93 Handicap: 13.9)
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Richard S rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Dec 9 2017
Wow, what a fantastic place to play golf. I'm not sure you could find anything to criticise, facilities second to none
(Round played: Dec 2017 - Score: 88 Handicap: 13.1)
(Round played: Dec 2017 - Score: 88 Handicap: 13.1)
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Paul B rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 8 2017
Desert Springs is an outstanding golf course.
As a relative novice to golf, the course is very callenging, but extremely enjoyable.
I would love to play there more often but, as a premier course, the fees are out of reach for a casual golfer except for special occasions.
As a relative novice to golf, the course is very callenging, but extremely enjoyable.
I would love to play there more often but, as a premier course, the fees are out of reach for a casual golfer except for special occasions.
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Alex G rated 2 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 20 2016
Nice course but some holes a little odd. Typical desert courses but missing the fairway is far too rocky here, high risk of damaging your golf clubs. The service is particularly bad though, and I won't be returning.
(Round played: Oct 2016 - Score: 80 Handicap: 6)
(Round played: Oct 2016 - Score: 80 Handicap: 6)
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Steve Robert rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 30 2016
It is a stunning course, set in desert scenery that is very obviously unique in Europe. The course provides a fair test of golf, but punishes hackers. Staff are friendly and helpful and the colonial style Clubhouse, with a long deck over "Powder Cree", is charming.
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Tony D rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed May 5 2016
An excellent course but quite hard to find. Really tight fairways so don't think you need to get your driver out on every pa 4
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William E rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 6 2015
It was a great course, friendly staff, and beautiful sunny weather. It was good value playing in September as well, with a four ball and two buggies for €100.
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Richard A rated 3 out of 5
Reviewed May 5 2015
The positives - Lovely looking course, a proper challenge. Don't need to be a big hitter to score well. Good facilities regards chipping / putting area and range. Terrain-wise relatively flat so no need for buggies.
The negatives - Very unforgiving if you aren't a straight hitter that knows their distances. Take lots of balls and a 'rescue' club you don't mind getting beaten up a bit trying to get back onto the fairway.
(Round played: Apr 2015 - Score: 102 Handicap: 17.5)
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Charles M rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 26 2015
Best course I have played in Spain. Extremely well maintained. Very difficult Arizona type course.
(Round played: Apr 2015 - Score: 95 Handicap: 24)
(Round played: Apr 2015 - Score: 95 Handicap: 24)
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