 The idyllic surrounds of the environmentally sensitive Karma Lakelands lure golfers outside the chaos of the capital. (Right) The stark Aravali Range looms behind the action on the 7th hole of the Classic’s Ridge Course. (Far Right) The Delhi Golf Club is the only golf course in the world containing mosques and tombs from early dynasties. |
  While it was the British who introduced golf to India in the 1820s it’s only been in the past few years that resort courses of international standard and style have started to green the vast Indian countryside. New Delhi is now at the top of the leader board when it comes to offering the widest choice of quality golfing experiences in the vast country.
The Classic Golf Resort, an exciting country club project set against the stark Aravali Range outside city high rise, set the benchmark when it opened in mid 1997. That was only a few years after a rugged expanse crisscrossed by nallahs, or small irrigation canals, creeks, ravines and rocky outcrops” had been presented to legendary designer and gazetted “Golfer of the Century”, Jack Nicklaus to craft into the first international standard golf course in India.
At the nearby Karma Lakelands you can also breathe in the fresh air while savouring sumptuous surroundings. More than 40,000 trees have been planted at this environmentally friendly 9 hole signature 2514 metre course designed by Melbourne-based Pacific Golf Course Design. Multiple tee positions ensure a challenging game for all players. Meanwhile a network of walking, cycling and horse riding trails interconnects the 200 acre golf haven.
Situated almost in the heart of the Indian capital, the Delhi Golf Club has been a sporting oasis for more than 80 years. The 27 hole course is comprised of the 18 hole Lodhi Course and the shorter 9 hole Peacock Course that gets its name from the many colourful birds that make their home along the perimeter of this famed social institution.
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