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Royal Calcutta Golf Course, Kolkata
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Royal Calcutta Golf Club, established in 1829, is not only the
oldest golf club in India but 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 Tollygunqe in 1910. Meant exclusively for the use of gentlemen,
ladies were very reluctantly admitted to the club in 1886.
In 1911 the club was honoured by King George V and Queen Mary,
who conferred on it the title of 'Royal' to commemorate their
visit to Calcutta. Much of the memorabilia connected with the
history of the club is still preserved in the club house. 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 and planted thousands of trees
and shrubs. But the Royal's conspicuous features are its strategically
located water tanks and natural water hazards.
The out-of-bounds 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.
The Royal Calcutta Golf Club also has a Bowling Green section,
founded in the early 19th century.
| Kolkata
Golf Course Highlights |
Open
: Round the year
No. of Holes : 18
Distance Ladies : 6,827 yards
Distance Gentlemen : 7,189 yards
Par : 72 - 73
Additional Facilities : Bar and dining, swimming pool,
billiards, bowling, tennis
Accommodation : In the City |
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