Eternal India Encyclopedia

ETERNAL INDIA encyclopedia

A GREAT DESTINATION

superbly managed areas of real estate in India. At Top Station, 29 The golf courses of India reflect the rich and diverse flavours of km from Munnar is the Kundale Golf Club, first opened by the local the country - the high Himalayan fastnesses, the tea estates, the planters in 1918. The nine-hole course is a par 34 and runs over the lakes, forests and deserts. Golf in India will enable you to experi- most exciting and undulating country. ence the country in a unique manner.

DESTINATION ________________________________FEATURES _____________________________ ______ LOCAL ATTRACTIONS _____________________

Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir

2653m/8702 ft, Highest in the world, 6760 yards, Par 72, 18

Nila Nag spring, Pantsal peaks, Upper Durga Dolan, Doodganga, Sangi

(air), Srinagar

holes, 30 km from Srinagar airport. Gulmarg Golf Club,

Safed, Khilanmarg, Alapathor, Nil kanth, Ziaret of Baba Reshi

Gulmarg. KASHMIR

Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir

5287 ft/1612 m, Par 70, 18 holes. Area - 52 acres. Srinagar Golf

Shah-i-Hamdan mosque, Pather Masjid, Jama masjid, Tomb of Zain-ul-

(air), Srinagar

Club. Maulana Azad Road.

Abidin, the Dal Lake, Shalimar, Nishat Bagh, Gopi Tirth, Nasim Bagh, Chashma Shahi, Pari Mahal, Nehru Park, Kotar Khanna, Hazrat Bal, Nagin Lakes, Shiva Pravarasari temple.

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

2213m/7259 ft, Par 68,

9holes. Naldehra

Golf Club.Naldehra.

Kalibari, Anglican Church, Museum, Jaku

Hills, Anandel, Glenn Pre-

(air) Shimla (rail, road)

HIMACHAL PRADESH

spect Hill, Kamna Devi's Temple, Fagu

Taptapani, Masobra,

Fagu,

Naldihra Hill.

365m/l 197ft, Par 72, 18holes. Chandigarh Golf

Club.Sector

6. Rock Garden, Sukhna lake, Museum, Art

Gallery, Zakir Gulab

Bagh,

Chandigarh, Punjab & Haryana,

CHANDIGARH

Super market, Pinjore garden.

(air) Chandigarh, (rail, road)

Delhi, (air) Palam, Indira

216m/708 ft, Par 72, 18 holes. Delhi Golf Club. Dr Zakir Hussein

Qutub Minar, Parliament House, India Gate, Tughlaquabad Fort,

Gandhi International

Marg. NEW DELHI - 110 003

Safdaijang tomb, Lakshminarayan temple, Kalibari, Red Fort, Rajghat, Jantar Mantar

Agra, Uttar

Pradesh (air) 172m/564 ft Agra Golf Club Ltd. Th e Mall. AGRA CANTT - 282 The Taj Mahal, Gandhi Memorial, Shaking

Minarets, Sidi Sayed

Agra (road, rail)

001

Mosque

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (air)

Lucknow Golf Club. LUCKNOW

Old city of Nawabs with gardens and palace like houses

Lucknow (rail, road)

,

Jaipur, Rajasthan (rail, road)

396 m/1299 ft, Jaipur Golf Club. JAIPUR

Pink city of India. Nagar Prasad, Nahar Garh, Goitor, Chandra Mahal, Govindaji's, Taj Mahal, Galta temple, Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal.

Jodhpur, Rajasthan (air)

610m/2001 ft, Sardar Golf Club. JODHPUR

On edge of Thar desert, Meherongarh Fort, Yasovanta Thada, Sardar

Jodhpur (rail,

road)

museum, Balsamanda lake, Koilana lake

Bombay, Maharashtra (air)

Sea level, 5495 m/6009 yards, Par 70, 18 holes Bombay Presidency

Flora fountain, museum, Prince of Wales museum, Gate way of India,

Bombay (road, rail)

Golf Club. Dr. Chaitram Gidwani Road. Chembur. BOMBAY - 400

Taraporewalla Aquarium, Kamala Nehru Park, Hanging Gardens,

074

Tower of Silence, Monibhawan, Chowpatti, Kanhari Cave, Beach

Pune, Maharashtra (air, rail,

559m/l 834ft, 18 holes with browns. Poona Golf Club

Parvati temple, Raja Kelkar museum, Aga Khan Palace, Gandhi Mu-

road)

seum, Sunwarwadha, Pataleshwar temple,

Sinhagarh.

Bangalore, Karnataka, (air)

936 m/3070 ft 6703 yards, Par 71, 18 holes. Bangalore Golf Club.

'Raj' city, known for gardens. Lai bagh, Cubbon Park, Vidhana Soudha,

Bangalore (rail, road)

2. Sankev Road. High Grounds. BANGALORE - 560 001

Visyesvaraiah museum.

Mysore, Karnataka (rail,

770m/2526 ft, Javachamaraia Wadevar Golf Club, c/o Mysore

Palaces, silk, sandalwood, Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuary, Brindavan

road)

Sports Club. Lalitha Mahal Road. MYSORE-570 011.

Gardens Chamundi Hill, Srirangapatna, Philomena's church.

Ootacamund, (Ooty) Tamil

2423m/7619 ft, 6074 yards, Par 70, 18 holes Gymkhana Club.

Lovely hill station in the Niligiri hills. Dodabeta, Paikara waterfalls,

Nadu (rail, road)

OOTACAMUND.

Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Botanical garden, Ooty lake.

Madras, Tamil Nadu (air) Ma-

Sea level, 5784m/6325 yards, Par 70, 18 holes. Madras Gymkhana.

Marina Beach, Red Hills Lake, Deer Park, Snake Park,San Thome Cathe-

dras, (rail, road)

Club Golf Course. GUINDY.

dral, Parthasarathy temple, Art Gallery, Kapaleshwarar temple.

Sea level 6272m/6859 yards, Par 72, 18 holes, Cosmopolitan Club. Golf Annexe. Saidapet. MADRAS

Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu

2133m/6996 ft, Par 66, 18 holes. Kodaikanal Golf Club. KODAI-

Kodaikanal Observatory, Silver Cascade Falls, Fairy Falls, Bear Shola

(road)

KANAL

Falls, Prospect point, Vembadi sol peak, Kurunji temple, Mount Pe- rumal, Dolphin's nose, Pillar Rock.

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (air,

18 holes, Coimbatore Golf Club

Perur temple, Maruthamalai temple, Annamalai wildlife sanctuary,

rail, road)

Subramanya temple.

Calcutta, West Bengal (air,

Sea level, 7189 yards, Par 73, 18 holes, Royal Calcutta Golf

Kali Temple, Thanlkania Kalibari, Madan Mohan Mandir, Pareshnath

rail, road)

Club. 18 Golf Club Road. CALCUTTA

temple, Nakhoda mosque, Armenian church, St. James church, St. John's Church, Saheed Minar, Indian museum, Victoria Memorial,

6512 yards 15,955m, Par 71, 18 holes, Tollvgunge Club. 120

Marble Palace, Zoological garden, Belur Math, Botanical gardens.

Deshpram Sasmal Road. CALCUTTA - 700 033

Shillong, Meghalaya (road)

1496m/4908 ft, 5873 yards, Par 70, 18 holes, Shillong Golf Club.

Nartiang, Ward Lake, Bara bazar, Police bazar, Elephanta falls, Bishop

Polo Ground. SHILLONG

Falls, Beadon Falls, Gunner's Falls, River Umiom, Crinoline Falls, Sweet Falls, Spread Eagle Falls, Sati Falls