Day 01 -
Arrive - Delhi
On
arrival in Delhi you will be met by our representative
and transferred to hotel where we will be holding
the rooms on ready occupancy basis. Overnight at
hotel.
Day 02 -
Delhi
After
breakfast transfer to Delhi Golf Club. The 6972
yards, PAR 72, 18 Hole Golf Course was redesigned
by Peter Thompson in 1977 - 78 and got a major fillip
when it was chosen to host the first ever golf tournament
at the Asian Games in 1982. More than 500 Golfers
walk into History every day, as they play in the
country's busiest course. The Club also has a Nine
Hole B Course used primarily by beginners. The first
hole on the main course is a 522 yards, PAR 5, which
doglegs to the left around a thorny bush rough.
Afternoon return back to Hotel.
Day 03 -
Delhi
Optional
sight seeing tour of Delhi visiting Old and New
Delhi both. Overnight at hotel.
Day 04 -
Delhi - Chandigarh
Drive
to Chandigarh. On arrival in Delhi , check in into
hotel. Afternoon half day city tour. Overnight at
hotel.
Day 05 -
Chandigarh
Have breakfast and proceed to Golf Club. Starting
a Golf Course in Chandigarh was conceived in the
50's, it took almost 10 years for it to take shape.
In 1960 a piece of land was allotted and the club
was established with an initial membership of just
10 Golfers. The 09 Hole course was enlarged to 12,
when the benevolent governor - who surrendered a
major chunk of land from his official resident -
granted additional land to the club in 1966. It
was only as late as September 1983, that a regular
18 Hole PAR 72 Course was finally laid out over
Sprawling 132 Acres. Afternoon return to hotel.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 06 -
Chandigarh - Shimla
After
breakfast drive to Shimla. Afternoon city tour of
Shimla. Overnight at hotel.
Day 07 -
Shimla
Shimla
was summer capital during British Raj & no English
Township could be completed without a golf course.
A suitable site was finally chosen at Naldehra which
is 23 K.MS away from Shimla. Course is carpeted
by a fine spirgy turf, which requires little maintenance.
The PAR 68 Course is basically located in a bowl
& has 09 Holes, which can be back played to
18. Come back to hotel for relaxing, dine and overnight
stay.
Day 08 -
Shimla - Delhi
Today
we enjoy train journey from Shimla to Delhi. On
arrival transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 09 -
Delhi - Calcutta
Transfer
to airport for flight to Calcutta. On arrival transfer
to hotel. Afternoon city tour. Overnight at hotel.
Day 10 -
Calcutta
After
breakfast transfer to Royal Calcutta Course. This
course was originally paddy field hence consequently
is very flat. Successive Committees have built mounds
and planted thousands of trees and shrubs. But the
Royal's conspicuous features are its strategically
located water tanks and natural water hazards. The
most significant are the two large tanks across
the tenth Fairway, the 457 yards PAR 04 hole. From
the tee, the tiger line is over the first tank and
must carry all of 230 yards. The after route to
the right leaves a very long second shot over the
second tank, a good 100 yards wide, to a small undulating
green wickedly trapped all around. Return back to
hotel to relax, dine and overnight stay.
Day 11 -
Calcutta - Madras
Morning
transfer to airport to connect flight to Madras.
On arrival transfer to hotel. Afternoon sight seeing
tour of Madras city. Overnight hotel.
Day 12 -
Madras
After
breakfast transfer to Madras Gymkhana Club, it was
founded in 1886. Unique in that it is situated within
the 2400metre oval of the guindy race course, it
offers a challenging game. The fairways at guindy
are flat and fast and encircled by the out of bounds
racetrack. The greens are lush and well maintained
and also strategically located, mostly along the
track. Hazards on the course include not only thick
rough, bunders and water tanks, but also unpredictable
obstructions like the racehorses on their workouts.
The first hole on this course is a heavy looking
PAR 04 at 415 yards, it however takes a calculated
and well lofted drive to avoid the bunkers placed
on the fairway, 130 yards from the tee. The second
hole is an easy PAR 03 at 170 yards, with a tricky
green, at the gradient of almost 30 degrees. Overnight
to be spent at hotel.
Day 13 -
Madras
Free
day to explore Madras city, optional tour to Mahabalipuram
or revisit to golf club. Overnight Madras.
Day 14 -
Madras - Coimbatore - Ooty
Transfer
from hotel to airport for flight to Coimbatore on
arrival at Coimbatore, three hours drive will take
you to Ooty. A hill stations in South India. On
arrival check in into the hotel. Dinner and overnight
at hotel.
Day 15 -
Ooty
After breakfast proceed to Ooty Golf Course, it
follows the soft contours of downland, with it's
tonsured effect of tree - bare heights, ringed with
gorse and thickly wooded copses of Eucalyptus, Oak
Rhododendron and fir in the Hollows. The altitude
of 7600 feet a few degrees above the equator, provides
a combination of light/thin air which is near intoxicant,
and the ball travels much further than it would
in plains because of the rarefied atmosphere. The
Ooty Golf course is not only scenic but also quite
tiring and it would be wise for the visitor to play
only 09 of the 18 holes on the 01st day. Dinner
& overnight at hotel.
Day 16 -
Ooty - Bangalore
Drive
from Ooty to Bangalore, visiting beautiful country
- side. Overnight at hotel in Bangalore.
Day 17 -
Bangalore
After
breakfast transfer to Bangalore Golf Club. The 18
hole course, started with browns, which were later
converted to greens. Scarcity of water in the area
is a major constraint and the course has very few
water hazards. Besides trees and deep ditches, the
major hazard on the course is the Bangalore crow,
which often picks up the ball, mistaking it for
an egg. It is therefore, not surprising that the
logo of the Bangalore Golf Club depicts a crow with
a ball in its beak. Overnight at hotel.
Day 18 -
Banglore - Bombay
Transfer
to airport for flight to Bombay. On arrival transfer
to hotel. Afternoon city tour. Overnight at hotel.
Day 19 -
Bombay
After
breakfast transfer to Bombay presidency Golf Club,
A green heaven amidst a concrete jungle. The 110
acre founded in 1827, the PAR 70, 18 hole course
was redesigned by Peter Thompson to International
Standards. Presidency's fairways are narrow and
tight, but its greens are undoubtedly the best in
the country, the real test at presidency, however,
is the variable and shifting sea breeze, which could
fox even the most experienced player. It is not
a difficult course, it's not too long, not too narrow,
and yet not an easy course to break par. The 5th
hole is one of the most challenging on this Bombay
Course. A 480 yard, PAR 05, a dog leg to the right,
with a fairway trap strategically placed to catch
the long hitter trying to cut the corner. Afternoon
drive back to hotel. Overnight to be spent at hotel.
Day 20 -
Bombay
Day
free for personal activities. Overnight at hotel.
Day 21 -
Departure Bombay
Transfer
to Airport for flight to you next destination.
