The Delhi Golf Club, DGC as it is better known , is barely a kilometer from India Gate. Built in 1931 , it was part of the new capital city of British had built for themselves in New Delhi. The course , was laid out around numerous small, and some not so small, Tughlaq and Lodhi period monuments , a location chosen by then Chief of the Horticulture Department, who was also a keen excavator. The rich flora and fauna in the course give it a charming character, with occasional peacock sauntering across the greens or a nilgai seen disappearing behind the trees.
Originally known as the Lodhi Golf Course, it was patronized by viceroys , prince and generals and has a certain degree of nostalgia about it. Old members would recall golfers arriving on bicycles with their golf kits strapped on the back.
The course was redesigned by Peter Thompson in 1076-77 and a 9 hole Peacock course added to the existing 18 hole course. Undulating ,narrow fairways and deep bunkers make it challenging, requiring accurate play. It is also one of the busiest courses in India, with over 100000 rounds of golf teed off in a year and perhaps one of the busiest in Asia. DGC has seen the likes of Ernie Els and Darren Clarke on its fairways . Interestingly in 1923, the Nizammudin Railway Station was located on the present 13th fairway, known as the "Monkey Hole" because of the occasional presence of monkeys here.
The charming course made headlines in February 2014 when the legendary golfer , Tiger Woods, played an exhibition match here on his maiden visit to India. He claimed that the narrow fairways of the course made it challenging and exciting.
While the course is open to visitors, one requires a handicap certificate ( certifying less that 18 handicaps ) to play on the 18 hole course here.
Originally known as the Lodhi Golf Course, it was patronized by viceroys , prince and generals and has a certain degree of nostalgia about it. Old members would recall golfers arriving on bicycles with their golf kits strapped on the back.
The course was redesigned by Peter Thompson in 1076-77 and a 9 hole Peacock course added to the existing 18 hole course. Undulating ,narrow fairways and deep bunkers make it challenging, requiring accurate play. It is also one of the busiest courses in India, with over 100000 rounds of golf teed off in a year and perhaps one of the busiest in Asia. DGC has seen the likes of Ernie Els and Darren Clarke on its fairways . Interestingly in 1923, the Nizammudin Railway Station was located on the present 13th fairway, known as the "Monkey Hole" because of the occasional presence of monkeys here.
The charming course made headlines in February 2014 when the legendary golfer , Tiger Woods, played an exhibition match here on his maiden visit to India. He claimed that the narrow fairways of the course made it challenging and exciting.
While the course is open to visitors, one requires a handicap certificate ( certifying less that 18 handicaps ) to play on the 18 hole course here.
