Gulmarg
Golf Club (Srinagar)
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| Address |
Gulmarg Golf Club, Srinagar |
| Telephone
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N/A |
| Fax
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N/A |
| Website |
N/A |
| Email |
N/A |
|
Holes |
18
|
| Length |
6760 yards |
| Par |
72 |
| Visitors |
Temporary membership can be bought
for duration of stay.
Course open from April to November, after which it is covered
in a blanket of snow. |
Green
Fees
|
N/A |
| Course
Designer |
This Government Golf Course was the
second to be built by the British in India after the Royal Calcutta
Golf Club.
By the 1920s the resort had two 18-hole courses, the Upper
Course and the Lower and one 9-hole middle
course (the "Rabbits Course". The only course to survive,
however, exists where the Upper Course used to be. It was redesigned
in the 1970s by Peter Thomson. |
| Location |
At an altitude of 3,730 m Gulmarg
GC is among the world's highest & most beautiful greengolf
courses in the world.
It is situated only a little over two hours away from the heat
and dust of Delhi. |
| Facilities |
Clubs can be hired from the clubhouse; No carts available.
Caddies available
|
| About
the Course |
You will be able to play this verdant
golf courses for longer hours than you can in the plains because
of its cooler climate.
The trouble, of course, is that the club is located in a war
zone territory claimed by both Pakistan and India
Has hosted many tournaments of both amateurs & professionals. |