India
Golf in India goes back a long way. In fact, it goes back a very long way because the first golf club established outside the British Isles was Royal Calcutta (originally named Dum Dum Golfing Club) in 1829. The now defunct Royal Bombay Golf Club followed in 1842 then Cosmopolitan Club and Bangalore Golf Club were founded during the 1870s. Madras Gymhkana was formed in 1884 before places like Shillong and Royal Western India appeared around the turn of the century.
DLF Golf & Country Club (Gary Player)
Northern India, India
DLF Golf & Country Club (Gary Player)
The DLF Golf & Country Club now has 27 holes at its disposal, the 18-hole Gary Player course and a 9-hole Arnold Palmer course, which still retains its floodlighting for those seeking a night time golfing experience.
Delhi (Lodhi)
Northern India, India
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.
Kalhaar Blues & Greens
Western India, India
Kalhaar Blues & Greens
Developed by the Navratna Group within a sizeable real estate project, the layout at Kalhaar Blues & Greens was only the second Nicklaus Design course to open in India when it debuted in 2012.
Jaypee Greens
Northern India, India
Jaypee Greens
Opened for play in 2000, Jaypee Greens is Greg Norman’s first – and, so far, only – Indian design. Intended as the golfing centrepiece of a 430-acre residential development...
Classic (Ridge & Valley)
Northern India, India
Classic (Ridge & Valley)
The Ridge & Valley nines at the Classic Golf Resort comprise the first Jack Nicklaus signature golf course in South Asia.
Royal Calcutta Golf Club
Eastern India, India
Royal Calcutta Golf Club
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
Northern India, India
Royal Springs
The RTJ II-designed Royal Springs golf course is located overlooking Dal Lake with a backdrop of the Zabarwan Hills.
Ootacamund Gymkhana
Southern India, India
Ootacamund Gymkhana
The town of Udhagamandalam – or Ooty for short – was established by the British in the early 19th century as a hill station, allowing government officials to retreat there during the summer when the temperatures are a little cooler at 7,000 feet above sea level.
Prestige Golfshire
Southern India, India
Prestige Golfshire
Designed by Bob Hunt from PGA Design Consulting in the UK, the semi-private resort course at Prestige Golfshire is set out close to the Nandi Hills, a mere half an hour’s drive from Kempegowda International Airport.
