DLF Golf and Country Club Bags ‘Best Course in India’ Award for Sixth Time at Asian Golf Awards

DLF Golf and Country Club, Gurugram bagged the prestigious ‘Best Course in India’ award for the sixth time at the Asian Golf Awards organized by Asia Pacific Golf Group. The award ceremony took place in Vietnam.

DLF Golf and Country Club

The prestigious and much sought - after Asian Golf Awards are devoted to recognizing and honoring the best in the Asia Pacific Golf industry and are widely regarded as the “Oscars” of golf awards in Asian golf industry. The inaugural edition of Asia Pacific Golf Summit held at Singapore in 2007. Since then, it has grown to become Asia Pacific’s top knowledge body of the golf industry.

Elated over the big win, Aakash Ohri, Senior Executive Director, DLF said, “I am extremely proud of our golf team which works day in and day out to provide a world-class experience to the members of the DLF Golf and Country Club. We have been winning the award for many years and it is an honour to have the title back. The entire DLF family is elated and humbled by this recognition.”

Situated on the Golf Course Road, Gurugram, the plush club was inaugurated in 1999. DLF Golf and Country Club holds the distinction of being the first course in the country to offer Day/Night Golf, thus making golfing in summers a truly enjoyable experience.

The Club boasts of brand new 18 holes Championship Golf Course designed by Gary Player commissioned in 2015 and the original 9-hole course designed by Arnold Palmer. Over the past decade and a half, this club has hosted many Asian and European Tour professional tournaments, including the Asian, Australian and European co-sanctioned 2 ½ million dollar Johnnie Walker Classic in 2008. Among other tournaments hosted include European Tour-sanctioned events like the Avantha Masters (2010 2011 and 2012), the Hero Men’s Indian Open 2017 and six editions of the Hero Women’s Indian Open. The Golf Club also has the first professional Golf Academy in the country which equipped with Performance Centre, a state-of-the-art training facility at par with the best in the world. The Golf Academy’s Performance Center comprises 2 Hitting Studios, 1 Putting Lab/Fitness Studio. The Hitting Studios offer golf instruction by leveraging advanced digital golf teaching technology. Each Studio is fitted with the V1 Pro 4-camera system and high-speed cameras, the SAM Balance Lab, the K-Vest and the Trackman launch monitors to enable golfers to assess their game accurately.

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DLF5 is a state-of-the-art, integrated development offering high-end residential, commercial, retail and community facilities. More than just bricks and mortar, DLF5 aims to provide a world-class lifestyle in Gurgaon, building a new Indian Utopia with an unmatched living experience of global standards for their residents. The DLF5 community features numerous choices to live, work and play luxuriously. Residential lifestyle reaches new heights with renowned luxury apartment communities such as The Aralias, The Magnolias, The Belaire and DLF Park Place, amongst others. These homes are occupied by high profile, culturally diverse and discerning residents who have chosen DLF5 as their home and workplace.