Golf in Srinagar

Golf in Srinagar

Not wrongly called the ‘Valley City’, Srinagar is the capital of the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir. The city of Srinagar is located 876 Kilometers towards the north of the Indian capital of Delhi and the city of Srinagar is a hot favorite with tourists hailing both from India and also abroad. While Srinagar is in itself quite an attraction, the place nevertheless houses a lot of engagements Sports and Recreation in Srinagar to indulge in. among them, the Golf in Srinagar is not the least of them.

Crowned by snow capped mountains all around, the city has the ample scope for various types of sporting activities. The game of golf in Srinagar is not the least of them. With natural land undulations, many lakes, an abundance of Chinar trees and sufficient greens, golf in Srinagar is more of a natural feature than a miracle. The city in its turn has done quite a bit of justice to its natural resources and turned many a location into some of the country’s choicest and most beautiful golf courses.

Open and favorable to be indulged in, the courses for golf in Srinagar and also Gulmarg are open through the larger part of the year between the months of April and November. Another charm about playing golf in Srinagar is that you have the pleasure of playing the game almost on the top of the world; what with some of them reaching heights of about 2,500 and more meters above sea level. Most of these courses for golf in Srinagar were started by the British.

While there are many clubs for golf in Srinagar now, the largest is the Srinagar Golf Club. The best part about this club for golf in Srinagar is that it is open all year round, unless of course it is done under by heavy snow. Aside of this club, there many others too for golf in Srinagar. Some of the other names are listed below:

  -  The Royal Springs Golf Club in Srinagar
  -  International Lakefront Golf Course in Srinagar
  -  Kashmir Golf Club in Srinagar
  -  Gulmarg Golf Club in Srinagar

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