| 词条 | Gymkhana Club, Chennai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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}}{{EngvarB|date=May 2014}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}{{refimprove|date=September 2012}}{{Infobox golf facility | name = Gymkhana Club, Chennai | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pushpin_map = India Chennai | location = Chennai, India | coordinates = {{Coord|13.07207|N|80.27720|E|display=inline,title}} | establishment = {{start date and age|df=yes|1886}} | owner = | operator = | holes = 18 | tournaments = | website = {{URL|http://www.madrasgymkhana.com}} }}Madras Gymkhana Club is an institution established in 1884 for promoting sports, social and cultural activities.The Gymkhana Club also owns and operates one of the two 18-hole golf courses in Chennai, India and boasts of one of the oldest golf courses in Asia. In 2009, the then Governor of Tamil Nadu Surjit Singh Barnala released a coffee-table book, 'The Glory Years,' commemorating 125 years of the Madras Gymkhana Club.[1] HistoryIn April, 1884 that a select gathering of distinguished colonial gentleman founded the "Gymkhana Club" on the Island grounds. It was then that Brig. Gen. Johnson formulated the objectives and rules of the club and gave it the name "Gymkhana". Early membership of the club, was reserved for the Garrison members, British executives and some of the blue blooded members of the Indian gentry. Sports and Games all started, when a tent was put up in the open grounds, where polo and pig sticking was played. The sea change in the club, however, came about, when the Raja of Venkatagiri donated a Grand stand[2][3]. Now from Polo and pig sticking, the club moved on. Cards, Polo, Rugby, Tennis, Golf, Trap Shooting were played by the members with gusto. Further, the South Indian Rajahs nurtured the club with generous donations for buildings, billiards tables and polo ponies. The history of the club is, for the most part, intertwined with the history of India. With the onset of the First World War, calling for an ordinance to expel all the German members of the club, only for the club to later find out that most of its German settlers had erstwhile fled away. With the Indian woman gaining more and more prominence, the club now passed an ordinance to allow Independent women to become members of the club. A bowling green came up, along with a ball room in the paddock. Dance nights concluded with grand suppers, where starlit pictures of couples dancing in the moonlight were taken by the photographers The Club was alive and radiant, and in due course was facilitated with its swimming pool. It was in this same pool, a few years hence that a special event Major Sammy Lee, Olympic Diving Champion, performed at the Gymkhana treating over 500 members to an unforgettable diving exhibition, It was around this time that the club kitchen was upgraded with an Ice making plant, Ice – cream machine and a deep freeze cabinet. A few years hence, amidst much fanfare the Tom Thumb golf area was set up. The Men's bar, gave way to the new look Mixed Bar, and one would often see a member heading out here after his stint at the Tom Thumb. List of Presidents[4]
List of Honorary Secretaries[5]
AccommodationThere are 14 rooms-3 deluxe, 6 regular and 6 suites. Accommodation is provided for members of both domestic and internationally affiliated clubs. All rooms are air-conditioned. SportsThe tennis courts are a great prestige to the club, from the likes of Vijay Amritraj who grew up here in these very own tennis courts. The courts have held several prestigious tournaments for the ITF, and more popularly, the national Women's tennis ranking championships. All the 4 courts are flood lit. It also houses a gym, swimming pool, billiards, table tennis and a cards room. Other facilitiesThe club also has a sports shop, salon, beauty parlour, ice cream parlour and a well stocked book and DVD library. Guindy AnnexeHistoryOriginally started from the Island Grounds, the course was shifted to Guindy around 1887. The Guindy Golf course originally had 9 holes. It then graduated to 14 holes and then to 16, before becoming a full-fledged 18-hole golf course. It was originally played off the browns; the transformation to greens happened during the 1980s. Guindy golf course was known for its roughs, the tall and prickly grass bordering most fairways, which posed a signal challenge to golfers with the ever-changing wind.[6] The course (6325/5765 yards) is unique being situated within the 2,400-m oval of the Guindy racecourse.[6] Col Ross Thompson was the first Captain of the golf club. In the year 1878, the first inter-club competition between MGC and BGC teed off. This competition remains to date the world's oldest such continuing competition between two golf clubs. In the year 2002, the golf club celebrated 125 years of golf.[6] Course detailsThe 70-par golf course plays about 6258 yards played off the regular tees. There are separate tees where ladies tee of and a set of championship tee-boxes which give variety. The course is known for its tricky roughs and the unpredictable wind factor. There are over 50 bunkers in the course, most of them guarding the relatively small sized greens.[7] See also
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References1. ^{{cite news|last=Staff reporter|title=Book records Gymkhana Club’s glorious years|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/06/stories/2009090657860200.htm|accessdate=2 August 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=6 September 2009}} {{Chennai Topics}}{{Golf clubs in India}}2. ^{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/familyhistoryofv00sastrich | title=A FAMILY HISTORY OF VENKATAGIRI RAJAS | publisher=ADDISON PRESS, Madras| author=ALLADI JAGANNATHAySA^RI, b.a. & L.T.| year=1922 | pages=131 | isbn=9785519483643}} 3. ^http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/chennais-illustrious-clubs/article7689063.ece 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.madrasgymkhana.com/comm_ListOfPresidents2018.html|title=Madras Gymkhana Club - Committee - List of Presidents|last=|first=|date=|website=www.madrasgymkhana.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-21}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.madrasgymkhana.com/comm_ListOfSecretaries2018.html|title=Madras Gymkhana Club - Committee - List of Honorary Secretaries|website=www.madrasgymkhana.com|access-date=2019-02-21}} 6. ^{{cite web|last=indiagolfcourses.com|title=Madras Gymkhana Club|url=http://www.indiagolfcourses.com/golf-courses-madrasgymkhana.htm|publisher=indiagolfcourses.com|accessdate=2 August 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804061346/http://indiagolfcourses.com/golf-courses-madrasgymkhana.htm|archivedate=4 August 2012|df=dmy-all}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite web | last = Madras Gymkhana Club | title = Welcome to the Madras Gymkhana Club Golf | publisher = Madras Gymkhana Club | url = http://www.madrasgymkhana.com/fac_sports_golf.html | accessdate = 2 August 2012}} 3 : Sport in Chennai|Golf clubs and courses in Tamil Nadu|1886 establishments in British India |
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