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Golf Courses in India
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Courses in India
India offers about 140 golf courses, a variety of choices for
golfers. It has modern course at Classic Resort in Delhi and The
Royal Calcutta Golf Club is the oldest golf course outside the
British Isles. Some of the best clubs in the country provide facilities
of Golf. Willington Club in Bombay; the Delhi Golf Club and Madras
Gymkhana to name a few. But their high membership fees and scarce
availability have made Golf a status symbol in urban India. However
with coming up of number of new clubs catering to Golf popularity
of game has picked up.
So what makes golf in India so different? First, golf is played
virtually everywhere in India, in every kind of terrain - desert,
mountain, along the sea coast or in the plains - and every kind
of weather - mild to extreme. You may play past historic monuments
dating back to the 15th century, below looming fortresses and
in the very heart of an ancient city. You might have to stop to
allow a peacock to complete its mating dance on a green or strain
to see a deer streak across a fairway. On an early morning you
will pause to watch a flight of migratory birds or to literally
catch your breath on the highest golf course in the world at a
height of 2890 meters. Playing golf in India is not simply a sport
- like everything else in India, it involves your entire being,
both physical and spiritual.
This section provides a listing of golf courses in India, but
is not exhaustive. Underlined listings link to more info about
the clubs, its facilities, articles about the club, etc.
List of Golf Course in India
- Agra
- Ahmedabad
- Bangalore
- Bangalore Golf Club
- Eagleton - The Golf Village
- Baroda
- The Gaekwad Baroda Golf Club
- Kolkata
- Calcutta Ladies Golf Club
- Officer's Institute, Fort William
- Royal Calcutta Golf Club
- Tollygunge Golf Club
- Chandigarh
- Chennai
- Cosmopolitan Golf Club
- Madras Gymkhana Club
- Delhi
- Delhi Golf Club
- Air Force Golf Club
- Army Golf Course
- Classic Golf Resorts and Club
- DLF Golf Club and Resort
- Goa
- Hyderabad
- Jaipur
- Jammu
- Kanpur
- Defence Services Golf Club
- Lucknow
- MHOW
- Mumbai
- The Bombay Presidency Golf Club Limited
- United Services Club
- Willingdon Sports Club
- Mysore
- Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar Golf Course
- Nilgiris
- Ootacamund Gymkhana Golf Club
- Wellington Gymkhana Golf Club
- Puna
- Shimla
Home > Golf Courses in India > Tollygunge Golf Club
The Club is located in Tollygunge , a southern suburb of Kolkata only 9 Kms from the centre of the town & 20 min. drive from Chowringhee Road.The club grounds cover an area of 100 acres.
Founded in 1895 to “promote all manner of sports", the Tollygunge Club,Kolkata, the only country club of its kind in India and ranked amongst the top 20 clubs of the world, is spread over a hundred acres with a club house that is over 200 years old. The house and its vast grounds that sport an idyllic 18-hole golf course carry a rich store of legends, anecdotes and memories about them. The club grounds have a unique collection of flowering trees and tropical plants which provide a natural sanctuary for a variety of exotic flora and fauna. A walk through these lovely grounds is a delight in itself, but the Tollygunge Club also provides a range of facilities rarely found in any one club. The club has inherited a tradition of sports from the late eighteenth century and offers facilities for golf, tennis, squash, indoor and outdoor swimming, riding and amateur equestrian sports. Indoors, it has a bridge room, a billiards room, a pro-shop, a cosy reading room & a cyber cafe.
Sports apart, the Club offers members and guests a wide range of entertainment the year round from open-air theatre and cinema to music and dancing. Excellent cuisine is available at its restaurants, lawns, pavilions and wellstocked bars. The club has 70 air-conditioned suites and residential rooms, each with an attached bath, while separate conference and banqueting facilities offer a choice of rooms accommodating between 25 and 100 persons. There is abundant provision for parking. A country club that is truly an oasis of greenery and quietude in the midst of Kolkata’s bustling southern residential district, the hallmark of Tolly – as it is often affectionately called – is its warm, leisurely and friendly atmosphere.
Facilities Available
- Tennis - There are six hard courts.Tennis games can be booked with the Tennis Marker.
- Swimming - There are two pools , one covered & the other outdoor , the later is open throughout the year.
- Riding - Horses and children’s ponies are available for riding in the morning and in the afternoon .A riding instructor gives lessons from 6am to 8 am and from 3pm to 6 pm.
- Squash - The Club has four squash courts.
- Billiards - There are two billards tables situated in the Hastings Block (1st Floor).
- Bridge Room - The bridge room is in the Club House.
- Health Club - There is a well-equipped health and fitness centre (6.30 am to 9.00 pm) adjacent to the Belvedere Dining Room.
- Message - A masseur and masseuse are available from 6.30am to 8.00 pm.Please enquire at the Health Club.
- Lounge - Wills Lounge and reading room in the main Club House.
- Restaurants and Bars - The club has air conditioned and outdoor bars and restaurants with Indian, Western or Oriental Cuisine.
- Ice cream Parlour - Air- conditioned Parlor opposite to the Pro Shop.
- Pastry Hut - Attached to the Children’s Park offering a wide range of Pastry and Savoury items.
- HSBC and Far Pavilion Halls - Booking available for parties and conferences serving Indian, Continental & Chinese Cuisine.
- Pro Shop - A range of Tolly Souveniers & designers sports equipment, apparel and accessories.
- Travel Desk - At the Front Office.
- Cyber Cafe - Ground Floor of Tolly Terrace.
Tollygunge Golf Club Details
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| Course Details |
18 Holes, Par 71, 6628 yards |
| General Info |
Golf clubs are available on hire, and lessons can be booked with the Golf Pro and his Assitant. |
| Club Professional |
No Info |
| Contact Number |
Tel: 91- 473-4539/5954/4741/ 2316120 |
| E-Mail |
Not Available |
| Club Address |
120,Deshapran Sasmal Road, Calcutta 700033, India |
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Home > Golf Courses in India > Royal Calcutta Golf Club
Like that , of British rule , the first impact of golf in India was felt in Calcutta. The Royal Calcutta Golf Club, established in 1829, is not only the oldest golf club in India but also the oldest in the world outside Great Britain. Originally located near the Calcutta airport, the club moved to the Maidan and finally to its present location at Tollygunge in 1910. Meant exclusively for the use of gentlemen, ladies were very reluctantly admitted to the club in 1886, when the committee voted 43 against 13 on the condition that female members be allowed to use the course only in the mornings.In 1911 King George V and Queen Mary, who conferred on it the title of “Royal” to commemorate their visit to Calcutta, honored the club. Much of the memorabilia connected with the history of the club is still preserved in the clubhouse.
The country over which the Royal Calcutta course is laid was originally paddy fields, and the course is consequently very flat. Successive committees have built mounds planted thousands of trees and shrubs. But the Royal’s conspicuous features are its strategically located water tanks and natural water hazards. The most significant are the two large tanks across the tenth fairway, a 457 yards, par four hole. From the tee, the tiger line is over the first tank and must carry all of 230 yards. The safer route to the right leaves a very long second shot over the second tank, a good 100 yards wide, to a small undulating green wickedly trapped all around. The out-of-boundary wall dangerously hugs the entire left flank of this hole.Greens at Royal are small by modern standards, but undulations make them tricky, and there is a little nap.
From the tee the course looks deceptively easy, but its strength lies in its par fours, and to score requires good long and medium irons. While Delhi lays a premium on accurate driving, it is the second shot irons, which pay off at Royal Calcutta.The Royal Calcutta also has a Bowling Green section, founded in the early 19th century. Here members can indulge in bowling their woods along the grass in an attempt to get close to ‘jack’ the little white ball immortalized by Sir Francis Drake. Just across the road from the Royal Calcutta is the Tollygunge Club. The extensive grounds of the club were originally an indigo plantation, laid out in 1781. In 1895, Sir William Cruikshank, a banker of repute and a keen sportsman, acquired the estate from Prince Ghulam Mohammad, the son of Tipu Sultan, and founded the Tollygunge.Besides maintaining an 18-hole golf course, the Tollygunge Club also pioneered equestrian sports, and steeple chasing and show jumping are still held annually at the club.The 100 acre club grounds boast an enviable collection of flowering trees and tropical plants which have bee brought from as far afield as Australia and South America. The foliage provides a home for a number of species of exotic birds.
The par 71 course at Tollygunge is fairly easy to tackle but for the large number of water hazards. The fairways are lush green and wide, and the greens well maintained and easy to read. A particularly difficult hole is the 321 yards, par four fourteenth, also known as ‘Hydrophobia’. The player has to cross over a large water tank, built by Prince Ghulam Mohammad and filled with water lilies, to approach the green on the other side. A miscalculated or over swung drive could easily land the ball in the tank or the out-of-bonds area. The dog legged seventh, also called ‘Devil’s Elbow’, is 491 yards, par five over a large water body. No account of golf in Calcutta can be complete without a mention of the Calcutta Ladies Golf Club. The Club is unique not only because of the fact that it has only women members, but that the club houses is on wheels. In 1891, a group of ladies led by a Mrs. Peddler could no longer take the humiliation of not being allowed to play at will at the Royal and Tollygunge clubs. They approached the local authorities, which allowed them to lay a nine-hole course on the Maidan, provided they did not construct any permanent structures. The ingenuous ladies overcame this condition by constructing a clubhouse on wheels which could be moved if the army authorities at Fort William so desired. The nine hole par 68 course now has a hundred members, and men can only play here as their guests. Whether it is the monumental architecture of the General Post Office you admire, or the Corinthian facade of Writers Building, there’s enough in between to show you the monumental majesty of the city of Calcutta. In the heart of the city is Fort William, out of bounds for visitors, but it is surrounded by the Maidan all around where sporting Calcutta is at her best. In this expanse of green is the Victoria Memorial, the British Taj Mahal built in memory of Queen Victoria and now symbolic of the city’s brief alliance with the British Raj
Royal Calcutta Golf Club Details
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| Course Details |
18 Holes, Par 72, 7195m |
| General Info |
In 1911 conferred the title “Royal”
Mostly flat terrain
Best time to play is October-March
Established in 1829 |
| Facilities Available |
Bar and dining, swimming pool, billards, bowling, tennis |
| Club Professional |
No Info |
| Contact Number |
Tel: 91-33-473-1352 / 473-1288
Fax: 91-33-473-3315 |
| E-Mail |
Not Available |
| Club Address |
18, Golf Club Road, Tollygunge, Calcutta 700033, West Bengal |
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