Delhi Golf Club
The Delhi Golf Club is one of the oldest golf-courses in Asia and the oldest one in Delhi. It was founded in the 1920s as the Lodhi Club and is located on Dr. Zakir Hussain Road in Nizamuddin. It became a corporate entity on 24 February 1950.HistoryThe course was originally laid out by the British, integrating existing Mughal structures and tombs such as the Lal Bangla into the course. The golf club has undergone various changes over time, and at one point it had to sell at least a third of the land it occupied to the municipality of Delhi in order to finance itself. Today it is a favourite meeting point of the Delhi elite and hosts various tournaments and cups such as the Indian Open.CourseThe course, comprises the championship 18-hole Lodhi Course, part of the Asian PGA Tour, and the shorter 9-hole Peacock Course. The latter came into being when the course was re-designed by Peter Thomson in 1976-77.CaptainKapil Channa has been appointed as the captain for 2012-2013.SecretaryRajiv Hora has been the secretary of the club from February 2005. Hora is the longest serving secretary of the Delhi Golf Club since its inception.External links Delhi Golf Club – official site