Golf is a popular sport in India; there you can play golf almost anywhere, in the Himalayan fastness, in metropolitan cities and in a small towns, for this sport is widely played by a cross-section people, and became in a good spot for the tourist who want to learn or play golf, and most of the Golf courses that have been well developed.

India has the honor of being the first country after Britain to develop golf as a sport; the Royal Calcutta Golf Club was established in 1829, and is the oldest golf club in India, there the golf had been played in India for 59 years before that in the USA.

The golf courses are surrounded by natural beauty, covered by 9, 12 or 18 holes for a symmetrical game, and only thing visible till the sight may reach is the green grass. All courses are offered in golf tours which ready to cater to the huge and growing demands of golf tourisms, now the country counts almost with 200 golf courses, each one with own features.

The cost for weekends tours is around of US$ 70 and through the week US$ 35, and the caddie fee range from US$ 5 – 7. Some popular golf courses are located in the clubs such as The Calcutta Golf Club, Delhi Golf Club, DLF Golf and Country Resort, Bangalore Golf Club, Royal Mumbai Golf Club, The Chandigarh Golf Club, The Golf Club in Bangalore, The Madras Gymkhana Golf Club, Cosmopolitan Golf Club, Classic Golf Resort, Jaipur Golf Course, The Gymkhana Club Golf Course in Gindy, etc.

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