
Most
golfers probably do not know this but India is the first country outside Britain
to take up the game of Golf. What makes golfing in India exciting is the diversity
of its courses. There are golf courses in the mountains, in the plains, deserts
and at beach resorts .The environment of each course is unique in its culture
and history, highlighting all that makes India a diverse destination.
In India you can play golf almost anywhere, for golf is widely played by a cross-section
of people in the country's often dramatic background. In the hills and high Himalayan
vastness, in metropolitan cities and in small towns, by lakes and forests, or
surrounded by tea estates, out in the desert and in old British cantonments...
the flavour of India is visible everywhere that golf in the country is played.
The Royal Calcutta Golf Club, established in 1829, is the oldest golf club
in India, and the first outside Great Britain. With the growing influence of the
British in the Indian empire, the eighteenth century saw a mushrooming of new
golf clubs in India. Wherever land was available and grass grew, golf found a
new home.
The founding of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club in 1829 was followed
by the now defunct Royal Mumbai. Golf Club in 1842 and the Bangalore Golf Club
in 1876.
What makes golfing in India exciting is the diversity of its courses. Not
only does it have the oldest golf club in the world outside Great Britain, but
also the highest, at Gulmarg (altitude 2,700 meters) in Kashmir. There are golf
courses in the mountains, plains, deserts and at beach resorts. The environment
of each course is unique in its culture and history, highlighting all that makes
India a diverse destination. In fact, it would not be wrong to say that one of
the best ways to experience India is through its golf courses.
The year
1958 is a landmark in the history of Indian golf. For the first time, the amateur
Indian Championship was moved away from the Royal Calcutta Golf Club to be played
alternately at Delhi, Mumbai and Calcutta.
The most important annual
event in the calendar of the Indian Golf Union is the India 0pen Golf Championship,
which was first played in Delhi in 1964, and won by the Australian golfer, Peter
Thompson. Most of lndia's courses are well connected by road, rail, and air, and
have excellent accommodation facilities. Unfortunately, India still has to rely
on the West for golfing equipment, and visitors are advised to carry their own
sets, with an ample supply of golf balls.
Golfing in India has come a long way, and a large number of Indian players
now compete on the international circuit. Golf enthusiasts continue to grow in
numbers, and new courses are added almost every year.
Tour
Packages Golf
Tour India Duration: 13 Days - 12 Nights
Destinations Covered:
Delhi - Jaipur - Delhi
Golf
Tour with Golden Triangle Duration: 6 Days - 5 Nights
Destinations
Covered: Delhi - Jaipur - Delhi