20 yr old Kshitij wins again on PGTI
The strapping 6 foot 3 inch tall, 20-year-old Kshitij Kaul from New Delhi showed he can fulfil the promise he showed as a teenager by winning his 2nd pro title at the ICC RCGC Open in Kolkata with scores of 69-65-70-72 (12-under 276) . Kshitij, who’s slightly unconventional swing is based on the theory of […]
AVT Champions Tour resumes action at Royal Calcutta
The hugely popular AVT Champions Senior Amateur Tour, which started in 2019, is all set to play its 7th edition at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club in Kolkata on Nov. 10-11. The Tour which helps Indian veteran players prepare for international competition is played as a 36 hole Gross Strokeplay competition and is open to […]
Royal Calcutta in pristine condition
KOLKATA Royal Calcutta, while famous for being the oldest golf club in the world outside the British Isles has worked hard to keep up with the times, constantly upgrading the course and its maintenance practices. Today the venerable RCGC boasts an 18 hole championship course which is perhaps in the best condition it has been […]
Tolly Earns its Stripes !
The Tollygunge Club, Kolkata founded in 1895 by Scottish banker William Dixon Cruickshank is among the oldest golf courses still operational in the country. The recent adoption of best maintenance practices, proper machinery , well learned and enthusiastic superintendents, has produced these photographs depicting maintenance excellence. Kudos to the Golf & Club Committee and its […]
408 golfers for Royal Premier Golf League
The sixth edition of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club’s Royal Premier Golf League (RPGL), , is scheduled to start from January 8. The event will feature 24 teams of 17 players each, in a three-month long tournament, billed as the largest of its kind in Asia. First golf league in India of its kind. In […]
Junior Golf: January 2019
Another Win For Mighty Pranavi 15-year-old Pranavi S. Urs continued her winning form, charging to a 13-stroke win over Delhi native Hitaashee Bakshi at the All India Junior (Boys and Girls) Golf Championship in the Girls Category A division at Eagleton Golf Resort, Bengaluru. She also won the Girls Combined category, edging Anika Varma by […]
Off The Course : July 2018
Nitin Gadkari meets Rana Kapoor The Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari, recently met YES Bank MD & CEO Rana Kapoor at the latter’s Mumbai residence as part of the “Sampark for Samarthan” (Contact for Support) campaign. The pair discussed development initiatives of the ruling government in the last four years. Kapoor, who […]
Golfing To Educate Rural India
Isha Golf Jaunt 2017 Golfers at Willingdon Golf Club, Mumbai, and Royal Calcutta Golf Club, Kolkata, were pleasantly surprised last month to see men, women and children standing silently at each hole, and holding a placard that read ‘Isha Vidhya’. For it was a special occasion – the Golf Jaunt. Organised by Sadhguru and Isha […]