Royal Calcutta Golf Club

Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) in Kolkata, India was established in 1829 and is the oldest golf club in India and the first outside Great Britain.^[3][4][5]

Coordinates22.493°N 88.355°E / 22.493; 88.355

Location18 Golf Club Road, Tollygunge
Kolkata 700 033, India

Established1829; 197 years ago (1829)^[1]

Total holes18

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Royal Calcutta Golf Club

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22.493°N 88.355°E / 22.493; 88.355
Coordinates	22.493°N 88.355°E / 22.493; 88.355
Location	18 Golf Club Road, Tollygunge Kolkata 700 033, India
Established	1829; 197 years ago (1829)[1]
Total holes	18
Website	www.rcgc.in
Par	72
Length	7195/6871[2]
Course rating	73.6/72.1[2]

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RCGC has an 18-hole golf course with the following detail:^[6]

• Yardage: 7195/6871
• Par: 72
• Rating: 73.6/72.1
• Mostly flat terrain, with many natural water hazards with water lilies and largish greens.

The Royal Calcutta Golf Club is the oldest golf club outside the United Kingdom. The oldest club outside Scotland is the Royal Blackheath Golf Club in London, established in 1766.^[3]

King George V and Queen Mary conferred the title "Royal" to the club to commemorate their visit to Calcutta in 1911. Apart from golf, it offers tennis courts and a swimming pool. The club also maintains a Lawn Bowls Pavilion in the Kolkata Maidan.

The golf course is a green oasis in the city, and is home to foxes, snakes and mongoose as well as many birds.

Shiv Chawrasia is a member, his father was a greenkeeper and he started out as a caddie, but he currently plays on the European Tour.