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{{Short description|Golf course in Srinagar, Kashmir}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox golf facility
|name = Royal Springs Golf Course
|image = RSGC.jpg
|imagesize = 250px
|caption = Royal Springs Golf Course Srinagar
|location = [[Chashme Shahi]], <br /> [[Srinagar]], <br /> [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Kashmir]]
|establishment =
|owner = [[Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation|JKTDC]]
|operator = [[Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation|JKTDC]]
|holes = 18
|tournaments =
|website =
|course1 =
|designer1 = [[Robert Trent Jones Jr.]]
|par1 = 72
|length1 = {{cvt|6985|yd|order=flip}}
}}

The '''Royal Springs Golf Course''' is a public [[golf course]] located near [[Chashme Shahi]] overlooking [[Dal Lake]] in [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Kashmir]].

==History==
The Royal Springs Golf Course, initially locality of Old [[New Theed|Theed]] as In 1940–1942, the Dogra Ruler, [[Hari Singh]], ordered the [[mass migration]] of people from their homeland '''old Theed,''' the present-day [[Chashme Shahi|Chashma Shahi]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Botanical Garden|Botanical Garden]], Royal Springs Golf Course, [[Raj Bhavan, Srinagar|Raj Bhavan]], and Hari-Niwas after that a part of which was converted into [[Salim Ali National Park]], which situated at the foothills of [[Zabarwan mountain]]s overlooking [[Dal Lake]],<ref name=business/><ref name=independent>{{cite news|last=Buncombe|first=Andrew|title=Kashmir : Paradise once again?|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/kashmir-paradise-once-again-1722951.html|access-date=21 September 2012|newspaper=The Independent (UK)|date=29 June 2009}}</ref> it is managed by Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation, a quasi-government institution. The Royal Springs Golf Course, commissioned in 2001,<ref name=golf/> is designed by the American golfer [[Robert Trent Jones Jr.]]<ref name="Rick Lipsey">{{cite book | author=Rick Lipsey | title=Golfingon the Roof of the World: In Pursuit of Gross National Happiness | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wo-0jydg8MoC&q=royal+springs+golf+course+srinagar | access-date=24 June 2012 |year=2007 | publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2007 | isbn=9781596910508 | page=23–}}</ref> It is regarded as one of the most picturesque golf course in Asia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.golftripz.com/view_course_new.php?id=173&subcity=42|title=Royal Springs Golf Course Srinagar|publisher=golftripz|access-date=2012-06-24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309061455/http://www.golftripz.com/view_course_new.php?id=173&subcity=42|archive-date=9 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and has quality amenities like motorised golf carts etc.<ref name=free/> It is considered as No.1 golf course of India by [[Golf Digest]].<ref name=golf>{{cite web|title=India|url=http://www.rtj2.com/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=listcats&cat_id=55&Itemid=37|publisher=Robert Trent Jones – Golf Architects|access-date=21 September 2012}}</ref> This golf course is open to non-members also (not restricted to members only).<ref name=business>{{cite news | last =Raote | first =Rrishi | title =Heavenly Greens | newspaper =Business Standard| date =8 September 2012 | url =http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/heavenly-greens/485706/ |access-date=21 September 2012}}</ref> Golf tournaments are conducted at regular intervals.<ref name=greater>{{cite news|title=Patna Golf Club lifts first inter state golf tournament|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2007/Jun/4/patna-golf-club-lifts-first-inter-state-golf-tournament-3.asp|access-date=21 September 2012|newspaper=Greater Kashmir (news)|date=4 June 2007}}</ref><ref name=tribune>{{cite news|title=Greater Kashmir Golfers shine|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070618/sports.htm|access-date=21 September 2012|newspaper=The Tribune, Chandigarh|date=18 June 2007}}</ref> The first ever women's golf tournament conducted at Srinagar valley was arranged in this course in July 2012, which attracted more than 50 female golfers across India.<ref name=today>{{cite news|last=Ganai|first=Naseer|title=Indian Women golfers' "tee off" in Srinagar |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/golf/story/indian-women-golfers-tee-off-in-srinagar-111678-2012-07-29 |access-date=21 September 2012|newspaper=India Today (news)|date=30 July 2012}}</ref>

Overlooking the golf course, in the hillside, is a heritage structure named Paree Mahal built by Prince [[Dara Shikoh]], son of Emperor [[Shah Jahan]] during the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] period.<ref name=free/>

===Cork oaks groove===

The golf course harbors a rare groove of [[cork oak]]s, planted by last Dogra maharaj, [[Hari Singh]], before 1947, the plants were imported from Europe.<ref name=free>{{cite news|last=freepresskashmir.com|title=Memorabilia:Kashmir golf course has a tale of yore|url=http://freepresskashmir.com/memorabilia-kashmir-golf-course-has-a-tale-of-yore/|access-date=21 September 2012|newspaper=Free Press Kashmir|date=21 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624102150/http://freepresskashmir.com/memorabilia-kashmir-golf-course-has-a-tale-of-yore/|archive-date=24 June 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Cork had demand then, mostly for closing bottles, and the cork oaks and other trees escaped felling at the time of construction of the golf course.<ref name=free/>

==See also==
* [[Gulmarg Golf Club]]

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.royalspringsgolfcourse.in/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106220032/http://www.royalspringsgolfcourse.in/ |date=6 January 2014 }}
* [https://kashmirtravels.com/kashmir-golf-course.html Golf course at Srinagar ]
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[[Category:Sport in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Golf clubs and courses in India]]
[[Category:Sport in Srinagar]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:2001 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]
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[[Category:Royal golf clubs]]
[[Category:Organisations based in India with royal patronage]]

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