golfcoursesinkerala

The sports department of kerala and the kerala golf association have come up with a project of a 18 hole golf course in the city. The golf association have found out an 80-acre plot near the Naval Armament Depot (NAD) at Kalamassery.

But there are few hurdles in the path of the association as the land is ouned by the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation. The site has been selected with the view of developing a golf course in security sterile zone. But the land being near the NAD, the construction in the site is restricted under provision of the Indian Works of Defense Act 1903 and the Government of India Ministry of Defense Gazette notifications of January 21, 1992.

The Kochi Corporation, Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA), Southern Region of the Confederation of Indian Industry, Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Kerala State Small Industries Association have given there given signal to the project.

The first phase is planned to be completed within a period of 3 years with 3 crores.

The second phase is scheduled to be completed in next two years with 2 crores.

The up coming 18 hole golf course in Cochin with international standards would bring cheers among the golfers community.

Golf no longer remains the rich man's game. It is gaining popularity in kerala. The Kerala Golf Association (TKGA) is taking all necessary steps to develop the opportunities of the game in kerala and also to attract more people to the game.

There are only 5 golf courses in kerala and all of them are of 9 hole course. These golf courses are no match to the international golf courses in other parts of the country. The golf players and the courses are less known in this part of the country.

The Trivandrum Golf Course is known to be the oldest of the courses.

Here is a short sweet list of golf courses in Kerala which might interest you:

• Trivandrum Golf Club


• Cochin Golf Club


• Kundale Golf Club