October 2017

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EditorialCOMMODORE VK THAKUR

VSM (RETD) EDITOR

Indian Golf circuits descended on NGC come September, making it an exhilarating start to golfing season at NGC, spilling over into October. NGC hosted golf tournaments with aplomb. IGU, PGTI and one Club Tournament were hosted at NGC this month. Icing on the cake was a scintillating performance by Amardeep Malik, a young pro, who took home PGTI’s ONGC Masters with an amazing 12 under 248 on Saturday 7th October 2017 . Teaming up in the four ball with Amardeep, yours truly witnessed some amazing golfing strategy and skill on display. Mark my words, this amazing young pro has arrived and will be a force to reckon in pro circuits in near future. It gives me pleasure to share that a player of his skill and promise acknowledging NGC as the most challenging of courses that he had played. Thanks to members’ support to keep the course clean and lively, the maintenance and last but not the least, the Greens Committee, NGC has come to occupy a pride of place in the country both for quality of playing infrastructure and cleanliness. October offers a spurt in activity both in golfing and mission cleanliness. Both these in any case are synonymous, both are ‘Godliness’ in own respective ways. ‘Rastriya Swachhta Diwas’ celebrations coincided with the Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on 2nd October 2017, showcasing the achievements of an inspiring and motivational national endeavour.

Members at NGC, never the ones to be left behind, proudly showcase the ‘Swachh’ NGC course. Kudos to members for putting in personal efforts to ensure that trash, if any, spotted on the course gets quickly deposited in the Trash Cans. Caddies deserve a special mention for a silent though instrumental part in sustaining clean environment efforts of the course. Our sincere thanks and compliments to all golfers for their valuable efforts and contribution in enabling keeping the Course clean. When early mornings nip in the air is back, numbing of earlobes and nose tips can’t be far behind. The Diwali Cup 2017 is up for grabs again. Practice range is on wait list jam. To be played over three days on 13th, 14th and 15th October the Cup promises to provide thorough enjoyment and mark the beginning of the celebrations for Diwali festival. The prize distribution will be conjoined with the Club ‘Diwali Nite’ on 18th October. NGC has reached a status of state of the art golf course and with the active and continued support of members we are sure to carry it forward in a state sustained excellence. I am sure we will all continue to support the effort. I personally, with members of team edit and on behalf of Management Committee, wish all NGC members and their families and the entire Staff and their families a very Happy Diwali & a prosperous New Year.

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SHRI ALOK TANDON, IAS

THE NEW PRESIDENT OFNOIDA GOLF COURSE

Shri Alok Tandon has taken over as the new President of our Noida Golf Course. A UP cadre IAS officer of 1986 batch, Shri Alok Tandon , has been appointed as the new Chairman of Noida Authority and in this capacity he assumes the president ship of the Noida Golf Club. Shri Alok Tandon is B-Tech from IIT Kanpur, Gold Medalist and did his AIMA (Management) as an outstanding student. Later, he pursued his Post Graduation from Princeton University in Public Policy and PhD in Economics. Recently, he was Additional Secretary in the Govt. of UP and has also served in Govt. of India in various capacities and in key departments. He served in the Centre as Joint Secretary, Financial Services and Joint Secretary in the Department of Disinvestment (Ministry of Finance). He has also served as Director of Personnel & Public Grievances (Department of Personnel and training) . He was also the Chairman, Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam. In the State of UP he served as Deputy MD in Pickup and was CDO Aligarh As District Magistrate of Allahabad, he was responsible for the setting up of a temporary township on the dry bed of river Ganges in a record time of 4 months to accommodate over one million devotes. Shri Tandon has also served as District Magistrate Varanasi and several other Districts of UP. Shri Tandon is trained IAS in Infrastructure Development , Finance , IT & E-governance and currently he is holding the charge of CEO & Chairman of NOIDA and MD of Noida Metro Rail Corporation. Noida Golf Club welcomes Shri Alok Tandon as the President of the Club & looks forward to his continued direction and guidance to bring about a positive change in up gradation in the quality of services that NGC offers to its members. We, on our part reassure him of our dedication in realizing his vision.

VK Thakur,Commodore VSM (Retd)Editor

Opined Winston Churchill -- All the wars are lost and won in the playfields of Harrow and Eton.Most of us who are in sports would be in agreement with Churchill , familiar with the triumph of camaraderie in the games courses, courts and in teams over that palpable formality off the courses or games arenas and which underscores any collaboration or agreement.

The strength of soft power may not be tangible but commands attention and importance. The opinion of Robert Nye that the ability of a country ( read persons ) to persuade others to do what they want without force or coercion guides a valuable role in the ability to carry influence and increasingly become key to strategic associations; shared understandings and partnerships get forged between historically unconnected parties and individuals with divergent political and social systems. Interestingly also, it is the differences in personalities or differing views that interest and attract and present alternative ways to tackle a situation or problem. Sameness or uniformity may offer a certain stability of belongingness in a herd but the differences present challenges and alternatives and progress. This could be true for life situations or even for improving one's game of golf.

As a golfer I certainly consider golfing a tremendous soft power and our NGC as a tremendous venue to exercise our best and the worst - both of which may be exhilarating or educative as the case may be. Our best,

then, is that view of ourselves we like to dream of-- as having the perfect classic swing sending the singing ball tearing through the air to land a hole -in-one, much to the amazement and applause and 'I-wish-I-had-done-that' emotions of the onlookers. Our worst maybe the outcome of a thumped shot followed by an apologetic 'you know I had a late night and an inadequate sleep' with a sheepish grin. On a different plane, our best may also be the attainment of a good report card in toleration of the idiosyncrasies of a fellow golfer and the worst maybe to allow that to ruin our own peace and game. That , certainly, is also a life's lesson.

A dichotomy that emerges in this sport is the perpetually dissatisfied golfer who, after a frustrating round, forever feels he could have done better and the day was bad but dutifully turns up on a next day to put himself to the test again and is fresh in the hope to better himself. Interestingly, the test is self-imposed. He is aware the war is not with the opponent or the weather or the ground or the ball.....it is with the proverbial opponents 'I, myself and me' in all their privacy, fought on the private ground of his own mind, with known opponents who may be voluntarily unforgiving. The more unforgiving, the better the chances of betterment-- a self-correcting exercise. That in itself should qualify golfing as a reformative experience and friendlier societies, militating against the opinion of certain

G�fingly- Your s sincerely

vote-catching politicians wishing to convert golf-courses into gaushalas. Is it too Utopian to think we could have social systems based on the same self-reformative /corrective principles for a more responsible, humane society. The growing popularity of the game is an encouraging justification of the point of view argued.

Moreover, does golf give us a sneak peek into the functioning of the human mind and provide for some humour at the expense of human nature? Sample this as an example when a golfer inquires of his mate, “Who is that ...gentleman in the bunker and the scoundrel on the green?" Ha Ha. So much for feelings of charitable Sportsman's spirit pitted against our actual thoughts.

Sample a bit of sarcasm in the answer to a question put to a priest by a golfer, "You surely know all about God and heaven. Tell me if there are good golf courses in heaven".Priest, "Yes, Sure! You're scheduled to Tee off there the day after tomorrow".

What of the golf-track minded crazy who falls in love with a

prostitute. Wanting to start off a relationship on a clean footing he wants to admit his weaknesses to her, " You must know I am a compulsive golfer" She appreciates his frankness and in turn also admits, "You must also know I am a hooker". He retorts dismissively, 'Oh, that's not a problem. We can work around and settle that". Call THAT one track thinking !!

What better than to be able to laugh at the fallacies of human nature and find comrades in fellow humans and not make those cause for dissent or bitterness? The course is a melting pot of diverse persons, natures, situations, attitudes.Ultimately, our success might rest on something as simple as the realization that for all our diversity, we are all intrinsically alike.

Happy Golfing!!!!!!

Nayantara PrasadGOLFER NGC

Opined Winston Churchill -- All the wars are lost and won in the playfields of Harrow and Eton.Most of us who are in sports would be in agreement with Churchill , familiar with the triumph of camaraderie in the games courses, courts and in teams over that palpable formality off the courses or games arenas and which underscores any collaboration or agreement.

The strength of soft power may not be tangible but commands attention and importance. The opinion of Robert Nye that the ability of a country ( read persons ) to persuade others to do what they want without force or coercion guides a valuable role in the ability to carry influence and increasingly become key to strategic associations; shared understandings and partnerships get forged between historically unconnected parties and individuals with divergent political and social systems. Interestingly also, it is the differences in personalities or differing views that interest and attract and present alternative ways to tackle a situation or problem. Sameness or uniformity may offer a certain stability of belongingness in a herd but the differences present challenges and alternatives and progress. This could be true for life situations or even for improving one's game of golf.

As a golfer I certainly consider golfing a tremendous soft power and our NGC as a tremendous venue to exercise our best and the worst - both of which may be exhilarating or educative as the case may be. Our best,

then, is that view of ourselves we like to dream of-- as having the perfect classic swing sending the singing ball tearing through the air to land a hole -in-one, much to the amazement and applause and 'I-wish-I-had-done-that' emotions of the onlookers. Our worst maybe the outcome of a thumped shot followed by an apologetic 'you know I had a late night and an inadequate sleep' with a sheepish grin. On a different plane, our best may also be the attainment of a good report card in toleration of the idiosyncrasies of a fellow golfer and the worst maybe to allow that to ruin our own peace and game. That , certainly, is also a life's lesson.

A dichotomy that emerges in this sport is the perpetually dissatisfied golfer who, after a frustrating round, forever feels he could have done better and the day was bad but dutifully turns up on a next day to put himself to the test again and is fresh in the hope to better himself. Interestingly, the test is self-imposed. He is aware the war is not with the opponent or the weather or the ground or the ball.....it is with the proverbial opponents 'I, myself and me' in all their privacy, fought on the private ground of his own mind, with known opponents who may be voluntarily unforgiving. The more unforgiving, the better the chances of betterment-- a self-correcting exercise. That in itself should qualify golfing as a reformative experience and friendlier societies, militating against the opinion of certain

vote-catching politicians wishing to convert golf-courses into gaushalas. Is it too Utopian to think we could have social systems based on the same self-reformative /corrective principles for a more responsible, humane society. The growing popularity of the game is an encouraging justification of the point of view argued.

Moreover, does golf give us a sneak peek into the functioning of the human mind and provide for some humour at the expense of human nature? Sample this as an example when a golfer inquires of his mate, “Who is that ...gentleman in the bunker and the scoundrel on the green?" Ha Ha. So much for feelings of charitable Sportsman's spirit pitted against our actual thoughts.

Sample a bit of sarcasm in the answer to a question put to a priest by a golfer, "You surely know all about God and heaven. Tell me if there are good golf courses in heaven".Priest, "Yes, Sure! You're scheduled to Tee off there the day after tomorrow".

What of the golf-track minded crazy who falls in love with a

prostitute. Wanting to start off a relationship on a clean footing he wants to admit his weaknesses to her, " You must know I am a compulsive golfer" She appreciates his frankness and in turn also admits, "You must also know I am a hooker". He retorts dismissively, 'Oh, that's not a problem. We can work around and settle that". Call THAT one track thinking !!

What better than to be able to laugh at the fallacies of human nature and find comrades in fellow humans and not make those cause for dissent or bitterness? The course is a melting pot of diverse persons, natures, situations, attitudes.Ultimately, our success might rest on something as simple as the realization that for all our diversity, we are all intrinsically alike.

Happy Golfing!!!!!!

Nayantara PrasadGOLFER NGC

HARDIT SINGH MALIKWriting about golf legends is very difficult as these legends played in an era when golf was a white

man’s sport, Membership to golf clubs was restricted, equipment was evolving and the sport itself

was costly. (not that it is cheaper now). I get confused when I picked up pen to write about indian golf

legends from the WW I up to 1960.

From golf administrator like Dr Bharat Ram to players, my first choice fell on HS Malik. I tend to mix up

the names of three legends in one family namely HS, IS and Ashok Malik, all great in their own right.

Hardit Singh Malik was the eldest of the three golfers. HS was a versatile personality who picked up

golf while was studying at Oxford during the first World War. He improved his golf reading a book by

Harry Vardon and achieved scratch handicap. He joined French Red Cross in 1916 and later, became

a fighter pilot in the Royal AF in 1917. He was wounded on one of his missions over the German air

space. After the War he earned Golf Blue from Oxford, joined ICS and was posted to India in the mid

20s. He was awarded CIE and OBE by the king of UK in the 30s.

He could not enter the RCGC , then an all white club, and had to practice at the dusty Bengal Nagpur

Railway Club having browns instead of greens. Later he held several positions including Prime Minis-

ter of Patiala State (till 1947), High Commissioner to Canada and later Ambassador to France and

Indian Representative to UN. in independent India. His biggest achievement was he earned respect-

ability for budding indian golfers in India and England. He won the prestigious Northern India Golf

Championship thrice in the 20s and 30s of the twentieth century.

His autobiography, “A Little Work and A Little Play” was released

after his death in1985.

GOLF LEGEND SFROM INDIA -1

Hardit’s younger brother ‘IS Malik’ was initiated into golf by his elder brother HS who presented him a

golf set and coaxed him to play in France while war was still on in 1918. His initial training was in south

France where he achieved laurels on golf greens which his elder brother missed due to his duties as

an administrator. In England he improved his golf and soon could compete in all white tournaments.

In the 20s, In England one could pay green fee and compete while in India one could not play in all

white clubs.’ IS’ returned to India and won The North India Golf Championship in 1923 at Gulmarg, this

was the second most prestigious tournament in India at that time. Incidentally ‘IS’ won same tourna-

ment in 1963, forty years after he had won at Gulmarg. IS Malik became the first Indian to become

member of RCGC in 1946. ‘ÍS’ became a legend by winning most of the amateur tournaments in India

after the WW II between 1945 and 1957 including all India Amateur in 1950, 55 and 56, at the age of 51

years. He was member of the Indian Team that participated in World Team Championship (Eisenhow-

er Cup) in 1958 at St Andrew’s along with Ashok Malik, RK Pitamber and Billoo Sethi. Two years later

the same team represented India at the Eisenhower Cup in Merion, USA. Famous Sam Snead writes

how he played with ÍS’ and saw him score par round at DGC in the late 40s.

The two legends HS Malik and IS Malik made way for likes of Billoo Sethi, Lakshman Singh, Vikramjit

Singh and Ashok Malik to fly the amateur flag at various championships in South and SE Asia in the

late 60s and 70s.What Lala Amar Nath and Amar Singh were to Indian Cricket before WW II, Malik

brothers were to Indian Golf !

Collated Courtesy:

Tejinder Singh

Writing about golf legends is very difficult as these legends played in an era when golf was a white

man’s sport, Membership to golf clubs was restricted, equipment was evolving and the sport itself

was costly. (not that it is cheaper now). I get confused when I picked up pen to write about indian golf

legends from the WW I up to 1960.

From golf administrator like Dr Bharat Ram to players, my first choice fell on HS Malik. I tend to mix up

the names of three legends in one family namely HS, IS and Ashok Malik, all great in their own right.

Hardit Singh Malik was the eldest of the three golfers. HS was a versatile personality who picked up

golf while was studying at Oxford during the first World War. He improved his golf reading a book by

Harry Vardon and achieved scratch handicap. He joined French Red Cross in 1916 and later, became

a fighter pilot in the Royal AF in 1917. He was wounded on one of his missions over the German air

space. After the War he earned Golf Blue from Oxford, joined ICS and was posted to India in the mid

20s. He was awarded CIE and OBE by the king of UK in the 30s.

He could not enter the RCGC , then an all white club, and had to practice at the dusty Bengal Nagpur

Railway Club having browns instead of greens. Later he held several positions including Prime Minis-

ter of Patiala State (till 1947), High Commissioner to Canada and later Ambassador to France and

Indian Representative to UN. in independent India. His biggest achievement was he earned respect-

ability for budding indian golfers in India and England. He won the prestigious Northern India Golf

Championship thrice in the 20s and 30s of the twentieth century.

His autobiography, “A Little Work and A Little Play” was released

after his death in1985.

Hardit’s younger brother ‘IS Malik’ was initiated into golf by his elder brother HS who presented him a

golf set and coaxed him to play in France while war was still on in 1918. His initial training was in south

France where he achieved laurels on golf greens which his elder brother missed due to his duties as

an administrator. In England he improved his golf and soon could compete in all white tournaments.

In the 20s, In England one could pay green fee and compete while in India one could not play in all

white clubs.’ IS’ returned to India and won The North India Golf Championship in 1923 at Gulmarg, this

was the second most prestigious tournament in India at that time. Incidentally ‘IS’ won same tourna-

ment in 1963, forty years after he had won at Gulmarg. IS Malik became the first Indian to become

member of RCGC in 1946. ‘ÍS’ became a legend by winning most of the amateur tournaments in India

after the WW II between 1945 and 1957 including all India Amateur in 1950, 55 and 56, at the age of 51

years. He was member of the Indian Team that participated in World Team Championship (Eisenhow-

er Cup) in 1958 at St Andrew’s along with Ashok Malik, RK Pitamber and Billoo Sethi. Two years later

the same team represented India at the Eisenhower Cup in Merion, USA. Famous Sam Snead writes

how he played with ÍS’ and saw him score par round at DGC in the late 40s.

The two legends HS Malik and IS Malik made way for likes of Billoo Sethi, Lakshman Singh, Vikramjit

Singh and Ashok Malik to fly the amateur flag at various championships in South and SE Asia in the

late 60s and 70s.What Lala Amar Nath and Amar Singh were to Indian Cricket before WW II, Malik

brothers were to Indian Golf !

Collated Courtesy:

Tejinder Singh

1. Drive : Drive away from the trouble even if it means going to roughbut try and remain in the fairway.

2. Iron Play : On Par 3s, pay more attention to yardage, wind and elevation change. Get the information and use it.

3. Chipping : Make it an arm and shoulder movement, take wrist out of the stroke. Fewer moving parts mean fewer mistakes.

4. Putting : The best putters are more concerned about distance than direction. Watch opponent’s ball roll and stop.

“Go to school with opponents putt”.

FOUR ESSENTIALS OF PLAYING GOLF

A two year old child was diagnosed Autism’. The parents were devastated. During his

growing years, he was introduced to Golf by his parents. Slowly his limited concentration

power started narrowing down to golf swing and shots. He liked the sport but had difficulty in

concentrating and stop his eyes from wandering towards beautiful peacocks of Delhi Golf

Club. In 2013, Ranveer returned from Macau with two gold medals while participating in the

Special Olympics Asia Pacific Golf International. IGU took him under its wings and requested

Mr Anitya Chand of DLF Golf Club to coach him. In 2015 while playing with his coach,

Ranveer hit five pars in first nine holes and consistently drove more than 250 yards off the

Tee.

I spoke to his coach yesterday, he was proud that Ranveer today if fairly independent, is

attending coaching twice a week, practices four days a week and plays a round of golf at DLF

Golf Club twice a week, a decent 8 to 9 handicap. He is able to use mobile phone to fix his

coaching schedule, call driver after practice and make purchases from pro shop. Yes, he can

pay attention to only one thing at a time.

The biggest thing that has happened to Ranveer is that he has found a reason to live a happy

life, through Golf. All this has become possible due to the unstinted support of his entire

family and psy-support of GOLF.

By :

Tejinder Singh

Member NGC

GOLF : A HEALING TOUCH

FROM THE DESK OF CHAIRMANCADDY WELFARE SUB COMMITTEE

Much attention was paid to Caddy Welfare per se in the preceding month. Some of these activities

include :

1. A free Eye Check up Camp was organised for the caddies and the staff of NGC by I

Care hospital on the 14th of August.

2. A pair of Golf shoes were distributed to all the caddies on the 15th of August.

3. We also have plans to issue the winter kitting up items to the caddies prior winter season.

4. Chhote Lal a caddy of our esteemed Club stood 2nd at the DLF Invitational Caddy

Championship on the 10th of October. He won a motorbike and an LED TV for his efforts.

5. Chhote Lal has brought immense pride and credit to Noida Golf Club by his achievement in the

Tournament at DLF. We all wish Chhote Lal our heartiest Felicitations on his performance and we wish

him continued success in his future endeavors.

6. The Caddy Tournament is being held on Monday 23rd October where we expect a very large number

of Caddies to participate. We also plan to make a cash award of Rs. 500/- to each Caddy.

By:

Yogen Jethi.

Chairman Caddy Welfare Sub Committee.

”Ready G�f”A GUIDE TO IMPROVE YOUR GOLFING EXPERIENCE

To assist you in keeping up with the group in front of you, please follow the Ready Golf

Rules outlined below.

On The Tee

1. The player who is ready should hit. 2. Shorter hitters should hit first. 3. Tee-off as soon as the group ahead is clear. 4. Carry an extra ball in your pocket.

On The Fairway

5. Hit when ready & Safe. Do Not use honour stystem. 6. Take appropriate clubs to your ball and HIT WITHOUT DELAY. 7. Have your group watch where your shot goes. 8. Limit search for lost ball to 3 minutes.

On The Green

9. Place your clubs between green and next tee. 10. Study your putt while others are putting. 11. Continue putting until holed out. 12. If you are playing catch-up, leave the green immediately after holing out and proceed to the next tee. Complete your scorecard after you’re off the green.

On Par 3 Greens

13. Upon reaching the green, if the group in front of you is waiting to hit on the next tee,

stand in a safe area and have the group behind your hit.

Short Cuts

14. Mark your score on the way to the next tee. 15. When driving a cart, drop your partner at his ball then continue to yours.

Thank y�

May thou be moved not, golf celebrities oftenSeen hooking, slicing, throwing up worst golf swings,

In contention meltdown, as you like it or not, Be it a legacy for a few privileged,

At game, a game of golf, a game for life.

It is the day your mate seeks of doses,Your like of the song “Ring a Ring o’ Roses,”

Thouarttoo stiff, loosen none for warm up poses,Till 7th of the 9th, hold your reins, bury all causes.

Recall sooth shots from your treasuretote repose.

Let Awe, Aura and Aroma of the Game work its way,Recall to land you back amidst Teeand Green trays of fairways,

That be the day you met a lady professional to say,Thy be hot with no friend at game, she took off for Layh.

Yet be not all bright at a game for lifeBe away on golf extended plight,

To cleanse all in firms head to toe in sight,”To be or not to be on the ball at strike.”At game, a game of golf, a game for life.

Break ninety be it maiden, hole a bunker shot,Chip into putt for birdie, no putt for putt,

Where Eagles dare into Putt, Resizing buddy’s birdie to cut

Hole in one, chartered on the Board,Winnowing Wow! Be that shota super stroke,

Seeking preferred lie, ball on even path divot though,Hitting trees, rebounding ball onto fairways scroll.

Oh! Fairy land of grass and green, florato fountain, louds of, “BALL, BALL”,

Magic Mortals, Meandering in Meditation, Marvel to Mate, at Morning Medal call

A fantasy game, called a game of golf, a game for life.

By: Commander Shyam Juneja (Retd.)

Member NGC

BALLADS AND BALLETCLASSIC SPLENDORS OF GOLF

Tee off at five to putt till eighty five, no bone split,Playing a game, game of golf, a game for life.

Looking to join a four ball, finding a friend for life,Bonding all regardless of long spell withered unto exile.

All those who long to live alifeof whole,Cherish ballads of splendors at game of golf, a gamefor life,

Stroking in two longest par five, a rare sightof seamless flight

Amidst Crisp dew, mist to fog, whispers of breeze On morning fairways to greens, birdie the first hole

World seem so bright, be nospecter of Sunlight.

Age May tame thou shots, yetnone hitherto thither,All is on a straight flight of delight, glide to descend,

Toroll over fairways path in a measure of meters to yards trend,

Topping drive to the opponents delight,To still win overhole, reading putting line tooright,Large an apparent hole to putting genius device.

All of four ball little weird and agebattled,None spared from a hip or a knee, typecopyright,

Back pulled on a drive, toloss of limb to an eye,Ballon ballet in a close flight strike lie,

Yet none be deterred, all at game of life, recounting,Secret of scoring win, “In hole be the third shot, on every hole”.

In a wildswing matednone other than your driverAt my top on tee, neither foreplay skills,

Nor exhibits at virgin dimplefrills,Butts resting so deep on tee, sliced your drive

To the adjacent green, stimulating heart throbs, At following four ball team, Oh Almighty!

Save fellow mates birdies and pars in sight.

SNIPPETS/SOME FACTS: Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) is the second oldest Golf Club, outside Scotland, in the world, St Andrew’s

Golf Club being the oldest. The Club was commissioned in1829, is 7195 yards long, Par 72 with a rating of

73.6. Mr HS Malik was the first Indian to be given membership of the Club in 1946.

The first Indian team that participated in World Amateur Championship (Eisenhower Trophy) in 1958,

consisted of AS Malik, IS Malik, RK Pitamber and Billoo Sethi.

Legendry Indian Golfer, IS Malik won his first North India Golf Championship at Gulmarg (only such

tournament being organised then) in 1923 and last time he won it was exactly 40 years later, in 1963.

First Indian to win Indian Amateur title was Mahinder Bal in 1949 at the age of 31 years, 60 years after the

Tournament was started. He defeated famous DJ Payton by 8 & 7. Mahinder had played golf as a youngster

in Kashmir, his home course being Gulmarg.

By:

Tejinder Singh