Golf in India Final

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GOLF IN INDIA

by:

Varun

Karthik

Faizan

SreeMuzaffar

Varoon


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HOW IT ALL BEGAN

Scotland 500 years ago.

James II prohibited golf football.

1st known club - Honourable Company of Ediburgh

Golfers (1744) St. Andrews Golfers Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St.

Andrews.

The Royal Blackheath Golf Club (England)

18th century USA, CANADA


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INDIAN GOLF - HISTORY

The history of golf in India can be divided into 4 phases:

1. White Man's Sport until 1947

2. Old Man's Game until 1980

3. Rich Man's Pastime until 1990

4. Emergence of Indian professional golf players in 1990's


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India First country outside Great Britain.

The Royal Calcutta Golf Club 1829.

59years before USA & Europe.

Till the 50s golf clubs were affiliated to Royal CalcuttaGolf Club.

In 1954 a training scheme under George Willard.

1955, a group of golfers got together to form the Indian

Golf Union as the controlling body for the game.


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1958 - Indian Championship was moved away from theRoyal Calcutta Golf Club & played alternately at Delhi,

Bombay and Calcutta.

1964 - India Open Golf Championship, which was firstplayed in Delhi, won by the Australian golfer, PeterT

hompson.

Delhi - Asian Games in 1982.


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Why India For GOLFING

Diversity of its courses.

Not only the oldest golf club outside Great Britain butalso at the highest altitude.

Gulmarg - altitude 2,700 metres (Kashmir)

You can find golf courses in the mountains, plains, and

deserts and at beach resorts.


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Indian Golf Union

Formed on 20th December 1955.

Starting with only6 golf clubs at thebeginning, now194 golf clubs and manymore under planning.

The Indian Golf Union is the apex body of golf in the country.Responsible for the promotion and development of golf in India.

Starting with only six golf clubs at the beginning, we boast of194golf clubs and many more under planning.

The IGU holds 12 14 categorized tournaments


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Indian Golf Union

Mr AD Vickers was the first President of the IGU.

India started participating in the World Cup (Eisenhower Cup)from its inception in 1958 has continued till date.

The National Golf Academy has formally being inaugurated on 26

Nov 08 at the Chandigarh Golf Association Range in Chandigarh.

IGU regularly conducts Coaching Programs.

A structured Junior porgramme under the able guidance of Mr

Dominic Wall was also launched.

IGU also brought the Referees school for the first time to India in2002.


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FAMOUS INDIAN GOLFERS


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Interesting Facts of Indian Golf

The First Indian Open was held in 1964.

Ruda Valji and Shadi Lal were invited to participate in the WorldCup Qualifying event at Singapore in 1969.

The Indian Open joined the Asian Golf Circuit in 1970.

Mrs NM Desai became the first Indian to win the Ladies All-IndiaAmateurs in 1970.

Lakshman Singh, Rajeev Mohta, Rishi Narain and Amit Luthrawon the gold medal in team golf at the IX Asian Games in Delhi.

Ali Sher, won the Indian Open in 1991,1993 and golf startedgetting respectable space in the sports pages of Indian media and

hearts of fans.


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19-year old Rashid Khan, 16-year old Ashbeer Saini, and

16-year old Chikkarangappa were presented with the secondRolex Excellence Awards at a ceremony held in theDelhi Golf Club Friday, March 5th.

There is huge expectations not only from these youngster but

also from others to excel in the sport and increase our medal tallyin the 2016 Olympics as golf is been included in it.

Interesting Facts of Indian Golf


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Various Tournaments

Hero Honda Indian Open

Aamby Valley Asian Masters

Other tournaments:PGTI Players Championship

The Solaris Chemtech OpenThe BT Pro-Am of Champions

The Global Green Bangalore Open

The SAIL Open,

The SRF All India Professional Golf Matchplay Championship

The Airtel India Golf Festival

The DLF Women`s Professional GolfThe Eagleton Open Amateur

The Eastern India Amateur, the Emaar-MGF Indian Masters, the Hero

Honda Indian Open, the Jaypee Open Amateur, the Northern India Amateur,

the Singhania Golf Championship, the Solaris Chemtech Championship,

the South India Amateur, the Tata Open, the Western India Amateur, etc.


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BOOM IN INDIA

5,00,000 people now play golf in India

Number of golf courses in the nation has risen to about250, up from 80 courses five years ago.

Growing at an estimated 25 % a year. GolfTourism is a big hit among golfenthusiast.

Golf will likely never outpace cricket, India's most popular

sport. But, golf is a good fit for India. The country is a

growing presence around the world, and golf is very much a

global sport.- Jeev Milkha Singh


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Callaway in India

A billion-dollar US maker of

golf equipment.

Used to sell its products inIndia through a distributor.

Has set up a wholly ownedsubsidiary called Callaway GolfIndia Pvt. Ltd.

Jeev Milkha Singh The BrandAmbassador.


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Golf Management in India

International School of Corporate Management (ISCOM)has partnered with the prestigious Elmwood College,Scotland to introduce the first-ever Post GraduateProgram in Golf Management in India.

Golf, as a sport is one of the fastest emerging sectors inIndia, with an estimated growth of30 per cent in thenext 5 years.

The course - 6 months of intensive apprenticeship (likeworking on a contract) at a golf facility in Scotland, and acomprehensive course focusing on every aspect of the

industry.


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