Golf courses: India
Golf courses, the best in India
[V. Krishnaswamy (notes and conversation) and http://www.top100golfcourses.co.uk/htmlsite/country.asp?id=82]
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India has the world’s highest golf course at Gulmarg Golf Club, altitude 2,650 metres), Talking of heritage, golf in India is a legacy left behind by the British Raj and Royal Calcutta Golf Club has already celebrated its 175th anniversary (founded in 1829). In fact, it’s older than any club in the world other than a handful in the UK. The Indian Golf Union, on the other hand, was founded much later in 1955. Today, there are nearly 200 golf clubs in the country and a new domestic golf tour has been launched (Oct 2006), which will no doubt propel the popularity of golf even further in magical India. In addition to the ten top ranked Indian golf courses shown below, we also have three Indian gems that deserve close inspection – Golden Greens, Tollygunge and Bombay Presidency.
Aamby Valley Probably the finest new golf club in India, set on an enchanting plateau, Aamby Valley was named "Course of the Year" by the Professional Golfers Association of India in August 2005.
Classic Golf Resort - Distt. Mewat, Gurgaon, India Opened for play in 1998, Classic Golf Resort, located in Basant Lok, Vasant Vihar , New Delhi, India, is a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course. Classic (Ridge & Valley): The Ridge & Valley nines at the Classic Golf Resort comprise the first Jack Nicklaus signature golf course in South Asia.
Delhi (Lodhi) Delhi golf course, or the Lodhi, as it is known locally, is brimming with reminders of bygone times predating the Moghul Empire. Amongst the ruined tombs are two golf courses which occupy some 220 acres.
DLF Golf and Country Club Gurgaon, HARYANA, 18 Holes An exclusive 18-hole, par-72 championship golf course, with India's first night golfing facility - created by DLF. the manicured parkland style course that boasts of five lakes, 14000 trees and waterfalls. The 18 hole, par 72 Arnold Palmer signature course, thus, joined the world League of Nations that have night golfing courses. The 7250 - yard course with white-sand bunkers carries the distinct signature of the King of golf, Arnold Palmer - with buffers between fairways, water bodies and in total harmony with nature. The DLF Country Club extends to over 140 acres and the 18-hole golf course is part of a large sporting facility that includes a swimming pool, tennis and squash courts and an equestrian centre.
Eagleton Eagleton is generally friendly from the tee with wide fairways and not too punishing rough. The greens hold many subtle breaks, which will catch out even the very best short game.
Jaypee Greens Golf Resort Greater Noida Golf Course, 18 Hole Golf Course Built on what was previously a flat featureless site, the design of the course ... is India's first 18-hole Greg Norman designed. This golf course greater noida from jaypee also has a 9 hole golf course. Jaypee Greens is India's longest course.
Kalhaar Blues & Greens - Ahmedabad, India A Nicklaus Design golf course.
Karnataka Golf Association: Challaghatta, close to Bangalore’s city centre It wasn’t until 1986, thirteen years after a golf course was first proposed for the Karnataka, that a 9-hole layout was established on a 124-acre site
Oxford Golf & Country Club, Pashan – Sus Link Road, Baner, Pune Phil Ryan of Pacific Coast Design laid out the course at Oxford Golf & Country Club, routing the fairways of the front nine along the sides of a valley, with the back nine holes set out on the valley floor.
Royal Calcutta Royal Calcutta Golf Club is older than any club in the world beyond the British Isles – older, indeed, than most of those in Britain itself.
Royal Springs Srinagar Robert Trent Jones II-designed Royal Springs golf course is located overlooking Dal Lake with a backdrop of the Zabarwan Hills.
