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 second outside Great Britain.

Royal Calcutta Golf Club
Club information
Coordinates22.493°N 88.355°E / 22.493; 88.355
Location18 Golf Club Road, Tollygunge
Kolkata 700 033, India
Established1829
Total holes18
Websitercgc.in
Par72
Length7195/6871[1]
Course rating73.6/72.1[1]

RCGC has an 18-hole golf course with the following detail:[2]

  • Yardage: 7195/6871
  • Par: 72
  • Rating: 73.6/72.1
  • Mostly flat terrain, small greens and natural water hazards.

The Royal Calcutta Golf Club is the second oldest golf club outside the United Kingdom ( Ratto Farm GC laid out in Australia by Reid family who emigrated from Scotland, in 1822 and is the oldest remaining golf club outside Great Britain ) The oldest club outside Scotland is The Royal Blackheath in London, established in 1766.

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 fine swimming pool. The Club also maintains a Lawn Bowls Pavilion in the Kolkata Maidan.

The most suitable time for play is October to March.[2]

The club is currently undergoing a series of makeovers to bring it up to contemporary world standards and to make the course one of the best and most sought after in Asia. It is trying to restore its image of being the St Andrews of Asia.

S S P Chowrasia 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[1]
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
Handicap 1117313951157 28141641218106
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See also
  • List of India's gentlemen's clubs

References
  1. http://www.rcgc.in/golf_course/score_card.php
  2. Golf courses in India


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