Royal Calcutta Golf Club which is popularly known as RCGC is one of the leisure sports destination in Kolkata. This place is concentrated only for the rich people of Kolkata. Royal Calcutta Golf Club has the reach to the aspirant golfers and the professionals to play and the athletic meets in national and international arenas.

Location of Royal Calcutta Golf Club
Royal Calcutta Golf Club is located in the Tollygunj area of Southern part of Kolkata.

Establishment of Royal Calcutta Golf Club
Royal Calcutta Golf Club was established in the year 1829. It is the oldest golf club in India and the first outside Great Britain.

Fields of Royal Calcutta Golf Club
Royal Calcutta Golf Club is mostly flat terrain, small greens and natural water hazards.

History of Royal Calcutta Golf Club
Royal Calcutta Golf Club is the oldest golf club outside the United Kingdom and is the second-oldest outside Scotland. The oldest club outside Scotland is The Royal Blackheath in London, established in 1766. History of Royal Calcutta Golf Club is revealing the sports trait of British Imperialism in India. 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 fine swimming pool. Royal Calcutta Golf Club also maintains a Lawn Bowls Pavilion in the Kolkata Maidan.

Best Time to Play
The most suitable time for play is from October to March. Royal Calcutta Golf Club offers the leisure sports to the foreign sports personalities during winter.

Modern Royal Calcutta Golf Club
Royal Calcutta Golf Club has a series of makeovers to bring it up to contemporary world standards and to make the course one of the best and most sought after in Asia. It is trying to restore its image of being the St Andrews of Asia. S P Chowrasia is a member, his father was a green keeper and he started out as a caddie, but he currently plays on the European Tour.

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