Royal Calcutta Golf Club - Revision history

->Sumitbando at 04:37, 11 October 2021

2021-10-11T04:37:47Z

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	*Par: 72		*Par: 72
	*Rating: 73.6/72.1		*Rating: 73.6/72.1
	*Mostly flat terrain, ~~small greens and~~ natural water hazards.		*Mostly flat terrain, with many natural water hazards with water lilies and largish greens.

	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.<ref name=steel>{{cite book \|title=Golf Records, Facts and Champions \|publisher=Guinness \|author=Steel, Donald \|date=1987 \|page=9 \|isbn=0851128475}}</ref>		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.<ref name=steel>{{cite book \|title=Golf Records, Facts and Champions \|publisher=Guinness \|author=Steel, Donald \|date=1987 \|page=9 \|isbn=0851128475}}</ref>

	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 ~~club~~ is ~~currently undergoing~~ a ~~series of renovations~~.		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 the [[PGA European Tour\|European Tour]].		[[Shiv Chawrasia]] is a member, his father was a greenkeeper and he started out as a caddie, but he currently plays on the [[PGA European Tour\|European Tour]].

imported>KH-1 at 11:40, 30 July 2021

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	\| location = 18 Golf Club Road, [[Tollygunge]]<br/>Kolkata 700 033, [[India]]		\| location = 18 Golf Club Road, [[Tollygunge]]<br/>Kolkata 700 033, [[India]]
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|22.493\|88.355\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|22.493\|88.355\|display=inline,title}}
	\| establishment = 1829 <!-- year -->		\| establishment = {{start date and age\|1829}} <!-- year -->
	\| type = <!-- public/private -->		\| type = <!-- public/private -->
	\| owner = <!-- name of organization/company -->		\| owner = <!-- name of organization/company -->
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	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.<ref name=steel>{{cite book \|title=Golf Records, Facts and Champions \|publisher=Guinness \|author=Steel, Donald \|date=1987 \|page=9 \|isbn=0851128475}}</ref>		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.<ref name=steel>{{cite book \|title=Golf Records, Facts and Champions \|publisher=Guinness \|author=Steel, Donald \|date=1987 \|page=9 \|isbn=0851128475}}</ref>

	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 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~~.		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 club is currently undergoing a series of renovations.

	[[Shiv Chawrasia]] is a member, his father was a greenkeeper and he started out as a caddie, but he currently plays on the [[PGA European Tour\|European Tour]].		[[Shiv Chawrasia]] is a member, his father was a greenkeeper and he started out as a caddie, but he currently plays on the [[PGA European Tour\|European Tour]].
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	== See also ==		==See also==
			* [[List of golf clubs granted Royal status]]
	* [[List of India's gentlemen's clubs]]		* [[List of India's gentlemen's clubs]]

>Billjones94 at 11:36, 19 March 2021

2021-03-19T11:36:13Z

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'''Royal Calcutta Golf Club''' ('''RCGC''') in [[Kolkata]], [[India]] was established in 1829 and is the oldest golf club in [[India]] and the first outside [[Great Britain]].<ref name=steel/>

RCGC has an 18-hole golf course with the following detail:<ref name="wordlgolf">[http://www.worldgolf.com/courses/indiagcs.html Golf courses in India]</ref>
*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 oldest golf club outside the United Kingdom. The oldest club outside Scotland is the Royal Blackheath Golf Club in London, established in 1766.<ref name=steel>{{cite book |title=Golf Records, Facts and Champions |publisher=Guinness |author=Steel, Donald |date=1987 |page=9 |isbn=0851128475}}</ref>

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 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.

[[Shiv Chawrasia]] is a member, his father was a greenkeeper and he started out as a caddie, but he currently plays on the [[PGA European Tour|European Tour]].

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== See also ==
* [[List of India's gentlemen's clubs]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.rcgc.in/}}

{{Golf clubs in India}}
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[[Category:Golf clubs and courses in India]]
[[Category:Sports clubs in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Sports clubs established in the 1820s]]
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