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][5]

Royal Calcutta Golf Club
Aerial view of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (right) and Kolkata (left)
Club information
Coordinates22°29′35″N 88°21′18″E / 22.493°N 88.355°E / 22.493; 88.355
Location18 Golf Club Road, Tollygunge
Kolkata 700 033, India
Established1829; 195 years ago (1829)[1]
Total holes18
Websitewww.rcgc.in Edit this at Wikidata
Par72
Length7195/6871[2]
Course rating73.6/72.1[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

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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 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

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References

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Cited sources

  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. ^ a b c "The Royal Calcutta Golf Club". Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Golf courses in India

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