Royal Calcutta Golf Club

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]

Royal Calcutta Golf Club
Aerial view of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (right) and Kolkata (left)
Club information
Coordinates22.493°N 88.355°E / 22.493; 88.355
Location18 Golf Club Road, Tollygunge
Kolkata 700 033, India
Established1829 (1829)[1]
Total holes18
Websitewww.rcgc.in
Par72
Length7195/6871[2]
Course rating73.6/72.1[2]

RCGC has an 18-hole golf course with the following detail:[5]

  • 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

Royal Calcutta Golf Club[2]
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 3591514055204264224154033983499 43240936819441350335637942834796978
White 3471433754874094174003553893322 41439933717939448935135541833366658
Yellow 3401393654603983673143493463078 38534933115635040533033536430786083
Red 3041363254543533282983403422880 37834328612732440132833236228815761
Par 43454444436 4443454443672
SI 1117313951157 28141641218106

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. "The Royal Calcutta Golf Club". Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  3. Steel, Donald (1987). Golf Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness. p. 9. ISBN 0851128475.
  4. "OUR SPORTSMEN". 123india.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2007.
  5. Golf courses in India
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