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 > Poona Club Golf Course, Pune

Poona Club Golf Course is one of the oldest golf courses in India, situated within half an hour’s drive from major industrial areas of Pune and very close to the airport and the railway station. Though the course is within 5 minutes drive from the city, it is in a quiet area. The courses spread over 90 acres of land,which is the largest in the Western Region. The exact date of establishment is now known, but based on available records, tournaments were being played since 1920, the first being the RWITC CUP (Royal Western India Turf Club Cup).Originally the course was spread over nearly 135 acres of land, part of which was later taken over by the Government for housing development.When the British left India, Poona Club was thinking of giving up the golf grounds, but thanks to a handful of golfing enthusiasts, the course still exists and over 30,000 trees have been planted since the course was replayed between 1980-85 during the captainship of the late Mr. C.S. Kirloskar.Competitive golf is played throughout the year and over 30 tournaments are held, the most prestigious being the Maharashtra Amateur Open Golf being played since 1957, in which leading amateur golfers from all over India participate.There are four golf courses in Pune, but the Poona Club Golf Course is the only course available to all golfers, including foreign visitors. The weather being cool and pleasant, golf is enjoyed throughout the year, unlike at many other places Pune being a major industrial town and close to Bombay, the flow of visitors is continuing all the time.The present Golf Committee has embarked upon a major task of renewing the golf course. It is planned to relay the course and raise it to international standards. Plans include converting all the browns into greens and construction of proper turfed fairways with modern irrigation systems and beautiful landscaping with more ornamental trees. One of the fastest growing cities in Maharashtra, Pune gives the tourist a good idea of the dualities present in modern India. On the one h
and it is booming with streamlined contemporary architecture and restaurants, shops and hotels that would seem more at home in the industrialized West ; on the other, the city holds on zealously to its active Indian culture and the historic heritage handed down by its erstwhile Maratha rulers. It is easily accessible from Bombay, the closest metro city by air, road and rail.

Poona Club Golf Course
Course Details	18 Hole Course, Distance 6198/5488 yards, built in 1920 (approx), Par : 71
General Info	Public Course
Contact Number	Tel: 91-020-26694131 Fax: 91-020-26693703
Open	Round the year (Monday closed)
Best Season	Round the year (Monday closed)
E-Mail
Additional Facilities	Snacks, Beer.
Accommodation
Clothing
Climate	Max 25C Min. 10C winter : Max 21C, Min 0C.
Club Address	Airport Road, Yerawada, Pune 411 006

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