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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 swimming pool. The Club also maintains a Lawn Bowls Pavilion in the Kolkata Maidan.
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The Royal Calcutta Golf Club is the oldest golf club outside the United Kingdom. The oldest club outside Scotland is the Royal Blackheath Golf Club in London, established in 1766.
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The golf course is a green oasis in the city, and is home to foxes, snakes and mongoose as well as many birds.
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is a member, his father was a greenkeeper and he started out as a caddie, but he currently plays on the
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Mostly flat terrain, with many natural water hazards with water lilies and largish greens.
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RCGC has an 18-hole golf course with the following detail:
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was established in 1829 and is the oldest golf club in
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Aerial view of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (right) and
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22°29′35″N 88°21′18″E / 22.493°N 88.355°E / 22.493; 88.355
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