Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that Gurgaon was fast emerging as a major centre of Golf and it attracted about 30,000 golf tourists during last year and their number was increasing by 10 per cent annually.
Addressing a function of ‘Take Solutions India Golf Awards’ organised in Gurgaon late Tuesday evening, Hooda said Gurgaon, the Corporate Capital, was now hosting the first ever India Golf Awards in the country which was a matter of pride.
Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia was also present in the function along with top golfers from India and across the world. Hooda said that Gurgaon had nine courses and it was the only district in the country to have such a large number of golf courses. It attracted about 30,000 golf tourists during last year and their number is increasing by ten percent annually, he said.
Hooda said that Haryana government has created Golfing infrastructure by building various golf courses over the years. Panchkula golf course, a 9-hole course Golf facility at Manesar, upgradation of the Aravali Golf Course which was designed by US based Golf Course designer Stephan Kay in 1960s in Faridabad and golfing facility at Madhuban (Karnal) have made it possible for large number of citizens to take up the game of golf, he added.