The golf

Europe’s only world class championship desert golf course, the stunning, 72 par, USGA specification championship desert Indiana course provides a unique golfing experience. What’s more its Golf Academy has unsurpassed facilities to help golfers to improve all aspects of their game; after all this was the Overseas Home of The English Golf Union and is the current home of the Welsh Ladies Golf Union. The course is open to residents and visitors and has its own Golf Academy. The golf academy provides a facility and service which enables golfers of all standards from the beginner to touring professional, to improve their playing ability to the full extent of their personal capabilities or aspirations, in a comfortable, cool and pleasant environment.

The Spa

The Day Spa @ Desert Springs is located in the Herencia Show Home in the Reserve Privée, next to the Golf Club House. Award winning therapist Karen Kelliher offers health and beauty treatments for your pleasure and convenience. Karen trained and was Student of the Year at Southfields College in the U.K. and has worked at leading salons in the Midlands. A wide range of individual treatments are available using the Elemis range of products, Professional Beauty Industry awards winner 2005. The Elemis range of advanced skincare formulations and professional spa-therapies provide life-enhancing solutions for every man and women. Karen, as an experienced health and beauty therapist, prescribes and uniquely ensures treatments are tailor made to suit your needs in an un-hurried and relaxed atmosphere.

Sport and fitness club

The Sierra Sports and Fitness Club is located beside the famous Crocodile Club on the Desert Springs Resort. It provides a wide range of quality indoor and open-air sports and fitness facilities. Mentored by double Olympic decathlon champion, Daley Thompson, who is a villa owner at >Desert Springs, it is aimed at general fitness and well being. With its warm winter conditions, which are unique to this part of Europe, it is particularly suited to pre-season general fitness, team bonding and re-habilitation after sports injuries. Taken together with the other leisure and relaxation facilities at Desert Springs Golf Resort, it is a superb venue. The resident Professional tennis and football coach is Jim Gordon, who offers a number of sports training and fitness programs for adults and children, year round.