 Aerial view of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (right) andKolkata (left) | |
 Interactive map ofRoyal Calcutta Golf Club | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 22°29′35″N88°21′18″E / 22.493°N 88.355°E /22.493; 88.355 |
| Location | 18 Golf Club Road,Tollygunge Kolkata 700 033, India |
| Established | 1829; 196 years ago (1829)[1] |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Website | www |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7195/6871[2] |
| Course rating | 73.6/72.1[2] |
Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) inKolkata, India was established in 1829 and is the oldest golf club in India and the first outside Great Britain.[3][4][5]
RCGC has an 18-hole golf course with the following detail:[6]
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 theEuropean Tour.
| 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 |
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