The DLF Golf & CC has hosted a handful of international events
The DLF Golf & Country Club’s Gary Player designed course is expected to prove a stern challenge to the 126 PGTI players, many of whom will be getting their first taste of the course that the European Tour commentators refer to as “The Beast of the East” !
The Course Rating of 155 is surely the highest rated course ever played in India.
The iconic clubhouse at DLF Golf & CC
Three of the holes even finished among the “Toughest Holes on the European Tour” in 2018. These were:
Hole No. 14, a 462-yard par-4 that ranked 5th toughest on the Tour with an average of 4.45.
Hole No. 16, a 246-yard par-3 that ranked 10th with an average of 3.42
Hole No. 18, a 624-yard par-5 that was ranked toughest among Par 5’s with an average of 5.28
Fairway No. 16
16th green
Hole No. 18, a 624-yard par-5 that was ranked 1 among Par 5’s with an average of 5.28
Fairway No. 17
DLF Golf & CC is home to numerous birds and animals | In photo – Green No. 1
With constantly undulating fairways, unusually deep and steep fairway and greenside bunkers and greens with several different levels, it will be interesting to see how the young stalwarts on the tour cope with the challenge.