


Desert Springs golf course is location in Almeria Spain close to the popular tourist resort of Mojacar and the more traditional Spanish resorts of Garrucha and Vera Playa.
The Indiana golf course was opened in 2002 to full USGA specifications with quality standards to rival the famous desert courses of Arizona and California. The par 72 course was designed by Peter McEvoy, it is 6173 yards in length and Europe's only desert golf course.
| Hole | Par | White | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 514 | 477 | 428 |
| 2 | 3 | 165 | 145 | 120 |
| 3 | 5 | 480 | 454 | 405 |
| 4 | 5 | 399 | 375 | 336 |
| 5 | 4 | 331 | 305 | 268 |
| 6 | 4 | 276 | 260 | 251 |
| 7 | 4 | 385 | 362 | 345 |
| 8 | 3 | 206 | 170 | 121 |
| 9 | 5 | 465 | 429 | 407 |
| Out | 37 | 3221 | 2977 | 2681 |
| 10 | 4 | 371 | 352 | 329 |
| 11 | 4 | 400 | 373 | 337 |
| 12 | 3 | 173 | 160 | 120 |
| 13 | 5 | 468 | 430 | 383 |
| 14 | 3 | 147 | 140 | 115 |
| 15 | 4 | 386 | 351 | 324 |
| 16 | 4 | 333 | 311 | 283 |
| 17 | 4 | 316 | 294 | 257 |
| 18 | 4 | 358 | 320 | 302 |
| In | 35 | 2952 | 2731 | 2450 |
| Total | 72 | 6173 | 5708 | 5131 |
A large team of dedicated ground staff, along with the installation of an innovated water recycling system and residual water treatment plant, ensures the course is maintained to an exceptional high standard. The courses wide fairways, with strategically situated bunkers, dry riverbeds, rocks, streams and a variety of carefully placed cactus plants make Desert Springs one off the most challenging course in the whole of Spain with.
Desert Springs is without doubt one of the best golf courses in Spain that provides both amateurs and professionals alike with a
totally different experience of playing golf. The quality of the golf course and it's resort facilities was recognised by the Royal
Spanish Golf Federation when Desert Springs hosted the Spanish Amateur Open in March 2004 and by the English Golf Union and Welsh
Ladies Golf Union as their training venue.
The Indiana course can be both fun and challenging, and it is always visually stunning; bright green fairways contrast vibrantly with the surrounding arid landscape of cactus, rock and flowering desert. Over 500,000 plants were planted on the Indiana Course, where you will also encounter 104 bird species. There are over 150,000 cactus on the course, from 209 different species which are cultivated in our own nursery.