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
  • Agra Golf Club
• Ahmedabad
  • Army Golf Club
• 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
  • Chandigarh Golf Club
• 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
  • Naval Golf Club
• Hyderabad
  • Golconda Golf Club
• Jaipur
  • The Rambagh Golf Club
• Jammu
  • BSF Golf Club
• Kanpur
  • Defence Services Golf Club
• Lucknow
  • Lucknow Golf Club
• MHOW
  • DSOI Golf Club
• 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
  • Puna Club Golf Course
• Shimla
  • Naldehra Golf Club

Home > Golf Courses in India > Madras Gymkhana Club

The Madras Gymkhana Club was founded in 1886. Unique in that it is situated with in the 2,400-meter oval of the Guindy racecourse, it offers a challenging game. The fairways at Guindy are flat and fast and encircled by the out-of-bounds race track. The greens are lush and well maintained and also strategically located,mostly along the track. Hazards on the course include thick roughs, bunkers and water tanks, but unpredictable obstructions like the racehorses on their workouts. The first hole on this course is an easy looking par four at 415 yards. it, however, takes a calculated and well-lofted drive to avoid the bunkers placed on the fairway, 130 yards from the tee. The second hole is an easy par three at 170 yards, with tricky green, at a gradient of almost 30 degrees. However, the most sporting hole on the Guindy course is the third at 512 yards, par five. The hole doglegs dangerously to the left around a large water tank. The first and second shot call for a straight and long drive, the third half chip over the tank brings the green in view. A bunker wickedly traps the green on this hole in front and rough in the rear, and needs a wheel chipped ball to drop on the center of the green. The Guindy course, easy as it may seem, requires a firm hitter and a sure putter to tackle the tough fairways and fast greens. The player is allowed two preferred fairway lies on the par fives and one on a par four.

Madras Gymkhana Golf Club Details
Course Details	18 Holes, Distance Ladies : 5,765 yards. Distance Gentleman : 6,325 yards, built in 1886, Par : 70
General Info	7 km away from the airport.
Contact Number	Tel: 91(44) 56881
Open	Round the year
Best Season	July - October
Altitude	Sea level
E-Mail	N/A
Additional Facilities	Restricted bar and lounge
Accommodation	In the city Closest Town : Madras 7 km
Clothing	Light cottons
Climate	37C. Min : 19.8C
Club Address	Golf Annexe, 334, Mount Road, Nandanam, Chennai 600 035

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