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 DELHI
GOLF CLUB |
| Description of the Course
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| No of Holes |
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27 (18+9) 'A' Course + 'B' Course |
| Par |
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102 |
| Metres |
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| Championship |
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6779 mts |
| TeeMen’s Tee |
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6367 mts |
| Ladies Tee |
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5948 mts |
| Season |
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Sept. to March |
| Conditions |
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Peak Summer and Winter |
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| Special Features: |
| Delhi Golf Club is
perhaps the only Golf Club in the world dotted with the
monuments of great historic and archeological value. This
course was originally called the 'Lodhi Golf Course'.
In the 1930's the British ordered their Chief of the Horticulture
Department to design a course amongst the picturesque
surroundings of the Tombs of the Lodhi Dynasty of Delhi
which date back to the 15th century. The character of
the course lies in the rich fauna and flora that it has
on either side of the fairways thereby giving prime importance
to accuracy in the game. It has two courses now viz. The
Main course, known as the 'LODHI COURSE' and a short Course
which has been christened as 'THE PEACOCK COURSE'. Beside
this the club has every facility of bar & catering,
a swimming pool and recently a new pub and a health club
has been added to provide more facilities to the members.
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| AGRA
GOLF COURSE |
| Par of the
Course |
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70 ( 35, 35 ) (front nine/back nine) |
| Yardage of the Course |
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6020 |
| Total Members |
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150 MEMBERS |
| Tournaments |
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Only club tournaments played here. |
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| History of the course |
| Founded in 1908 by the British during
the IInd world war. British and their troops were using
this course. The golf course is close to the Taj Mahal.
In earlier days some of the holes were very near to the
historical monument and the course was of 18 holes. However
it is now a 9 hole course with 18 tees. From some of the
points, the Taj Mahal is also visible. |
| Description of the fairways/rough/trees: |
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| The golf course is
now under reconstruction. The fairways are quite narrow,
as thousands of trees have been planted some years ago.
To save the trees the ball has to be picked up and dropped
in the fairway if the ball lands in the trees. A new sprinkler
system has recently installed and the fairways should
be grassy and green after some months. Being a fairly
easy golf course, the fairways have been demarcated by
boundary markers. If a |
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| ball lands outside the fairways
markers it is considered the wrong fairway and the player loses
a stroke. Preferred lies are permitted throughout the year in
the fairway only. A ball lying anywhere else is played as it
lies. |
| Two toughest holes |
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The toughest hole is the 4th hole.
The approach to the green is difficult after a drive into
the narrow fairway. There is a bunker on the right side
of the green and a tree on the left guards a narrow approach
to the green. |
| 2. |
The 3rd hole is another tough hole
measuring 400 yards. There are trees guarding both sides
of the approach to the green. |
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| Easiest hole |
| 1. |
The easiest hole to par is the 6th
hole. There is a lateral water hazard running along the
right side. A mis-hit tee shot can make things difficult. |
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| JAIPUR
GOLF COURSE |
| No of Holes |
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18 |
| Par |
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72 |
| Metres |
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6595 Yds. |
| Season |
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All year round |
| Conditions |
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Very good in winters, summers are hot in Jaipur with
temperature going up to 44. |
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| Special Features |
| Course surrounded by historical
Forts. Nine greens (upper course) and nine browns. The course
overlooks the Moti Doongri Palace and the historical Nahargarh
Fort. The fairways pass through the Rambagh Polo Grounds. The
lower course is rough and undulating. |
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| CLASSIC
GOLF COURSE, DELHI |
| Par of the
course (front nine/back nine) |
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72 (36/36) |
| Yardage of the course |
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7114 - Black Tees & 6674 - Regular Tees |
| S.S.S of the course |
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73 - Black Tees |
| History of the club |
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3 yrs old, only Jack Nicklaus Designer Golf Course in
India |
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| Description of the Greens |
| The Classic Golf Resort has large
greens that have grass brought in from Thailand. They
are sand based and it takes a well-struck golf shot to
make the ball hold and spin on these greens. The speed
of these greens is usually between 8 - 9 on the stimp
meter but they can be made much faster which is usually
done during the Professional tournaments that are held
here. They are slopy and have slight grain on them which
makes line reading a tough job.
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| Description of the fairways/rough/trees |
| The fairways at classic are
a golfers delight and you get even lies throughout the course.
they are reasonably wide and appear more so as the trees around
them have been recently planted and have not grown yet. The
rough is usually not very high but during big tournaments it
is left to grow and poses a problem to many a golfer. The classic
is characterized by the placing of fairway bunkers at strategic
places and these are what a player should be looking to avoid.
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