Mercara Downs Golf Club
Galibeedu Village, Karnakata
PO Box No 79, Mercara Kodagu 571201
Telephone
+918272223516
Fax
+918272223516
Website
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Email
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Holes
18
Yardage
6938
Par
72
Visitors
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Green Fees
B
Course Designer
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Location
Outside Mercara Town, Near Club Mahindra Resorts
Facilities
Course Reviews
One of the oldest courses in South India - unfortunately the original documents seem to have got lost so it is difficult to prove. Nice 18 Hole course laid out amongst rolling grassland and hills and knolls. Mostly Brown Grass since the fairways are not maintained. Huge Roll and Kick in Summer. This course is best played in the monsoon season between July and November. From December onwards it starts drying up and becomes hard. Some interesting holes on the front nine - notably the 7th - Par 3 with a normal 5 iron over water. This course does not have Greens, only Browns - where the whole nature of the game changes - instead of chipping up onto the Green as is typical, one chips to the shoulder of the brown ideally, and ricochets the ball back onto the brown - but beware, too hard a chip will cause you to walk miles back to retrieve the ball from down the hill since the roll and kick is immense and the ball moves of its own volition almost! Very interesting Golf here. Great location in the Coffee Heartland - fun to play, though the course can be quite long and tiring, with lots of climbing to be done. Must be fit in order to enjoy this course. Shankar Balan May 2, 2006
