Golf clubs in Ahmedabad:

1) Gulmohar Greens Golf and country club

Golf & Country Club Ltd
Next to "Gokul-Vrindavan"
Off Sarkhej-Sanand Highway
Village: Kolat, Taluka: Sanand
Ahmedabad - 382110, India
2) Army Golf Club

3) Ahmedabad Gymkhana Golf Club

Nr.Camp Hanuman, Cantonment,
Ahmedabad, 380 003. INDIA

4) Kensville
At Dev Dholera village
5) Cambay Golf club
At Gandhinagar
Facts about Golf
 What is Golf?
It originated in Scotland 500 years ago. Golf, a game played on a large
open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is used as few strokes as
possible in playing all the holes.

 Word "Golf" Come From?

The medieval Dutch word "kolf" or "kolve" meant "club." It is believed
that word passed to the Scots, whose old Scots dialect transformed the
word into "golve," "gowl" or "gouf."

By the 16th Century, the word "golf" had emerged.

Sources: British Golf Museum, USGA Library

 Why are Golf Courses 18 Holes in Length?

Prior to the mid-1760s - and right up until the early 1900s - it was
common to find golf courses that were comprised of 12 holes, or 19, or
23, or 15, or any other number.

Then, around 1764, St. Andrews converted from 22 holes to 18 holes.

The reason? Well, everyone knows 18 holes are easier to take care of
than 22!

Eighteen holes did not become the standard until the early 1900s, but
from 1764 onward, more courses copied the St. Andrews model. Then,
in 1858, the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews issued new
rules.

In 1858, the R&A issued new rules for its members; Rule 1 stated 'one
round of the Links or 18 holes is reckoned a match unless otherwise
stipulated'. We can only presume that, as many clubs looked to the R&A
for advice, this was slowly adopted throughout Britain. By the 1870s,
therefore, more courses had 18 holes and a round of golf was being
accepted as consisting of 18 holes.

Golf in India
 India was the first country outside Great Britain to take up the
game of golf.

 The Royal Calcutta Golf Club, established in 1829, is the oldest

golf club in India and the first outside Great Britain.

 Golf has already been played in India for 59 years before the first
major course was opened in the USA and Europe in 1888.

 59years before USA & Europe.

 1955, a group of golfers got together to form the Indian Golf

Union as the controlling body for the game.

 1964 - India Open Golf Championship, which was first played in

Delhi, won by the Australian golfer, Peter Thompson.

 Delhi - Asian Games in 1982.

 The First Indian Open was held in 1964.

 TOURNAMENTS 2009-2010

Championship Open Amateur Venue Date

ITC Classic Golf Resort,

ITC Classic Open Amateur 22nd - 25th , April 2009
Gurgaon
Jaypee Greens Golf Resort ,
Jaypee Open Amateur 29th April - 2nd May 2009
Greater Noida
Eagleton - The Golf Village,
Southern India Amateur 10th - 13th , June 2009
Bangalore
Coimbatore Golf Club,
Coimabatore Open Amateur 17th - 20th , June 2009
Coimbatore

Northern India Amateur Delhi Golf Club, New Delhi 09th - 12th Sept 2009

Golden Greens Golf Club,

Golden Greens Amateur 16th -19th , Sept 2009
Gurgaon
04th - 07th November
Noida Amateur Noida Golf Course, Noida
2009
Chandigarh Golf Club, 11th - 14th November
Samarvir Sahi Amateur
Chandigarh 2009
RCGC Amateur & Qualifing
RCGC, Kolkata 15th - 18th December 2009
for Eastern India
19th - 25th December
Eastern India Amateur RCGC, Kolkata
2009

Western India Amateur Poona Golf Ltd, Pune 13th - 16th January 2010

Jaipur Open Amateur Rambagh Golf Club, Jaipur 02nd - 06th February 2010

All India Amateur Golf

RCGC, Kolkata 16th - 22nd February 2010
Championship
Top Golf Courses in India
1. Royal Springs Golf Course, Srinagar
2. Golden Greens Golf Course, Gurgaon
3. Royal Calcutta Golf Course, Calcutta
4. Delhi Golf Course, New Delhi
5. Jaypee Greens Golf Resort, Greater Noida
6. Classic Golf Resort, Gurgaon
7. Karnataka Golf Association Course, Bangalore
8. Tollygunge Golf Course, Calcutta
9. DLF G. & C.C., Gurgaon
10. Bombay Presidency Golf Course, Mumbai

(Source- Planet Golf: World Rankings)

Top 10 Golfers in India
1 Jeev Milkha Singh (58)

2 Jyoti Randhawa (81)

3 Gaurav Ghei (144)

4 Shiv Kapur (209)

5 Rahil Gangjee (331)

6 Arjun Atwal (403)

7 S.S.P. Chowrasia (420)

8 Amandeep Johl (581)

9 Digvijay Singh (708)

10 Vijay Kumar (709)

(World ranking is provided in brackets)

source(s):
http://www.banknetindia.com/html/lifestyle_golf.htm

Boom in India
• 5,00,000 people now play golf in India
• Number of golf courses in the nation has risen to about 250, up
from 80 courses five years ago.
• Growing at an estimated 25 % a year.
• Golf Tourism is a big hit among golf enthusiast.

References:

 http://indiagolfguide.com/

 http://www.indiagolfcourses.com/
 http://golf.about.com/
  http://www.gulmohargreens.com/gulmohargreens.htm
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf

 http://www.indiagolfers.com

 http://ezinearticles.com/?Golfers-in-India-Creating-
Waves&id=1993718

 http://www.spiceroutemag.com/2009/04/spice-biz-7/

Prepared by:

Aakash Goswami
Jigar Joshi
Sagar Mehta
(PGP/SS/09-11/ISBE)