Golf in Hyderabad

The word 'golf' was first documented and mentioned in Edinburgh on the 6th of March 1457,when King James II did not approve 'ye golf', where he thought that archery would be practice and given more importance, but it was neglected. Dictionaries were not in during this century, so they put words phonetically like gof, gowfe, gouff,Goff, gowf, golf, goif, and golve and have been found in the documents that are in Scotland.

Golf as a sport is fast picking up among youngsters in India and Hyderabad is no exception. Ofcourse cricket, tennis and badminton dominate the sports scene in Hyderabad, golf is not too far behind. There are not only good golf courses in Hyderabad which have been listed below but there are quality golf coaches and trainers to train both young and adults on the game of golf.

The most popular among the golf clubs in Hyderabad is Hyderabad Golf Club .There are few other golf courses in Hyderabad, but  Hyderabad Golf Club is one of the most popular and well-known. The Hyderabad Golf Association (HGA), was formed in the year 1992. This golf  course was made with the objective of meeting the international standards, where it can be easily accessible for the locals as well as for any golf enthusiast. The par 66 course with one of the fastest greens is designed by David Hemstock. It is 4525 yard course set in one of the most amazing locations within the world famous Golconda Fort. This club is situated under the shadow of the former Qutb Shahi Dynasty's last resting place. Hyderabad Golf Club has separate practice areas with coaches that will drill you to be the master of this sport. The timings are 6:00am to 10:00am in the morning, and 3:00pm to 6:00pm in the evening. You can get coaching on weekends at at Rs. 250 for a 45-min session each day. If you want individual coaching, it is available at Rs. 500 per season (six 2-hour sessions). As for children, on Sunday mornings the timings are between 6.00am and 8.00am, at Rs. 100 per session. Once you become a member of the club you can also avail the facilities of some other affiliated clubs like Eagleton Golf Club, Bengaluru, Rambag Golf Club, Jaipur, Chickmagalur Golf club, Chickamagalur, Coorg Golf Links, Coorg and Naldhera Golf Club, Himachal. Don't worry, if you do not have clubs to learn the game. You can always hire clubs and set from the course at a nominal value of Rs 100 per set.

All the golf clubs also hold various tournaments which include interclub tournaments, corporate tournaments and even IGU tournaments.

Though this is one of the most popular  golf club in Hyderabad, there are other golf clubs in Hyderabad below:

Boulder Hills Golf and Country Club
ISB Rd, Gachibowli
Hyderabad, AP
Phone no: 040 6612 3456

Yogi Bear Mini Golf Park
Necklace Rd
Hyderabad, AP
Phone no: 040 2344 0932