Golf in India is well established as a sport which has been played since the nineteenth century. Earlier considered an elite sport, golf in India is now being increasingly accessible to the public, thanks to the many public golf courses which have sprung up around the country. The emergence of top Indian golfers such as Jeev Milkha Singh, Shiv Kapur, Arjun Atwal and others have contributed to this sport slowly starting to catch the imagination of an otherwise cricket loving population.

In India, whether you are a professional or an amateur golf tourist, you will find a wide variety of golf courses which suit your game. There are golf courses in the picturesque hill stations of Shimla, Naldhera, Ooty and Kodaikanal, golf courses next to monuments (Qutub Golf Club in New Delhi , with the Qutub Minar monument as a backdrop), designer golf courses (such as the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon designed by Arnold Palmer) and golf courses in luxury hotels. Luxury hotels which possess golf courses in India are The Inter-Continental and The Leela in Goa, to name a few.

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