Attractions Of Jorhat:Jorhat Gymkhana Club

Jorhat Gymkhana Club

Short Overview:

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Jorhat Gymkhana Club,the oldest golf course in Asia and the third oldest in The World It was Established by British, the Jorhat Gymkhana Club was built in 1876 by D. Slimmon, then Secretary of the club in Seconidhara village. The club has been a venue for horse races ever since its inauguration. The Governor's Cup is the major trophy awarded here every year.The Governor's Cup is the major trophy awarded here every year. If you love to tee off then this club has alush green 9-hole golf course.

Long Description:

Jorhat is regarded as the nerve center of the tea industry of India. During the 1860s and 1870s, the entire city was gradually dotted with a number of tea gardens. Gymkhana Club rests over a vast expanse of land of 180 bighas and has been well maintained for the last hundred and twenty years. The road in front of the club was the first asphalt road constructed by the British people, to connect the Jorhat centre with the Gymkhana.

Initially the place was out of bounds for Indians, but in 1929, Indian membership was finally passed at the Annual General Meeting (a vote of 29 for and 14 against). Today, the clubhouse, along with the racecourse, stands as a living testimony of the rich culture and history of its members and of Assam as a whole. It has a lush green 9-hole golf course circuit vying for a position in the "World Heritage list" as the oldest golf course in Asia and the third oldest in the world The club offers facilities in lawn tennis grass courts, swimming pool, billiards, polo, gentleman's bar and cinema theatre. The cricket ground here is known as 'Jorhat Gymkhana Ground'. It had the grace of hosting the CK Naidu Under-19 Indian Cricket tournament matches. Khelmati sports club uses this ground for practicing cricket. The Club road was the first asphalt road laid by the Britishers to connect the City Centre with the Jorhat Gymkhana Club.



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