Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) in Kolkata, India was established in 1829 and is the oldest golf club in India and the first outside Great Britain.[3][4][5]
 Aerial view of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (right) and Kolkata (left) | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 22°29′35″N 88°21′18″E / 22.493°N 88.355°E |
| Location | 18 Golf Club Road, Tollygunge Kolkata 700 033, India |
| Established | 1829[1] |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Website | www |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7195/6871[2] |
| Course rating | 73.6/72.1[2] |
RCGC has an 18-hole golf course with the following detail:[6]
- Yardage: 7195/6871
- Par: 72
- Rating: 73.6/72.1
- Mostly flat terrain, with many natural water hazards with water lilies and largish greens.
The Royal Calcutta Golf Club is the oldest golf club outside the United Kingdom. The oldest club outside Scotland is the Royal Blackheath Golf Club in London, established in 1766.[3]
King George V and Queen Mary conferred the title "Royal" to the Club to commemorate their visit to Calcutta in 1911. Apart from golf, it offers tennis courts and a swimming pool. The Club also maintains a Lawn Bowls Pavilion in the Kolkata Maidan.
The golf course is a green oasis in the city, and is home to foxes, snakes and mongoose as well as many birds.
Shiv Chawrasia is a member, his father was a greenkeeper and he started out as a caddie, but he currently plays on the European Tour.
Scorecard
edit| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 359 | 151 | 405 | 520 | 426 | 422 | 415 | 403 | 398 | 3499 | 432 | 409 | 368 | 194 | 413 | 503 | 356 | 379 | 428 | 3479 | 6978 | |
| White | 347 | 143 | 375 | 487 | 409 | 417 | 400 | 355 | 389 | 3322 | 414 | 399 | 337 | 179 | 394 | 489 | 351 | 355 | 418 | 3336 | 6658 | |
| Yellow | 340 | 139 | 365 | 460 | 398 | 367 | 314 | 349 | 346 | 3078 | 385 | 349 | 331 | 156 | 350 | 405 | 330 | 335 | 364 | 3078 | 6083 | |
| Red | 304 | 136 | 325 | 454 | 353 | 328 | 298 | 340 | 342 | 2880 | 378 | 343 | 286 | 127 | 324 | 401 | 328 | 332 | 362 | 2881 | 5761 | |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 | |
| SI | 11 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 6 |
See also
editReferences
editCited sources
- ^ "Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal". wbsportsandyouth.gov.in. Kolkata: Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports. 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "The Royal Calcutta Golf Club". Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ a b Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. p. 9. ISBN 0851128475.
- ^ "OUR SPORTSMEN". 123india.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2007.
- ^ "Sportstar East Sports Conclave 2023: "Infrastructure, funds lacking, rowing struggles to prosper in Kolkata" — Calcutta Rowing Club secretary". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kolkata: Sportstar – The Hindu. 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Golf courses in India
Further reading
- Bhaumik, Mallika (18 February 2021). "The British hangover of Kolkata's elite clubs". getbengal.com. Get Bengal Newslocation=Kolkata. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
External links
edit- Official website
- Kolkata Challenger on European Tour
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