Tollygunge
Club |
| Open |
Round
the year |
| No. of
Holes |
18 |
| Distance
Ladies |
5,686
yards |
| Distance
Gentlemen |
6,520
yards |
| Par |
71 |
| Additional
Facilities |
Bar &
catering, card room, tennis, squash,
swimming, billards, riding and piano. |
| Accommodation |
18 rooms |
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 Tollygunge
Club: Just across the road
from the Royal Calcutta is the Tollygunge Club.
The extensive grounds of the club were originally
an indigo plantation, laid out in 1781. In 1895
, Sir William Cruikshank, a banker of repute
and a keen sportsman, acquired the estate from
Prince Ghulam Mohammad, the son of Tipu Sultan,
and founded the Tollygunge. Besides maintaining
an 18 hole golf course, the Tollugunge Club
also pioneered equestrian sports, and steeple
chasing and show jumping and still held annually
at the Club.
 The
6520 yards, Par 71 course at Yollugunge is fairly
easy to tackle but for the large number of water
hazards. The fairways are lush green and wide,
and the greens well maintained and easy to read.
A particularly difficult hole is the 321 yards,
par four fourteenth, also known as ‘Hydrophobia’.
The player has to cross over a large water tank,
built by Prince Ghulam Mohammad and filled with
water lilies, to approach the green on the other
side. A miscalculated or over swung drive could
easily land the ball in the tank or the out-of-bounds
area.
The 100 acre club grounds boast an enviable
collection of flowering trees and tropical plants
which have been brought from as far as a field
as Australia and South America. The foliage
provides a home for a number od species of exotic
birds.
Our specially designed golf tour for
north-east of India takes you through
a wonderful golfing experience at The
Royal Calcutta Golf Club, Tollygunge Club
and Shillong
Golf Club located in scenic settings.
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