Of DGC’s history and love for golf
The Delhi Golf Club is a unique one discipline institution where, ‘club’ wielding men and women of all ages, shapes and sizes, play golf from dawn to dusk. The game, once known for elites and elders, has been spreading its wings faster than several other disciplines in the country.
According to a study, golf is second fastest growing sport after cricket. It is also a game whose laws are its etiquette and is a genuinely gentlemanly discipline unlike cricket which has fallen on dirty days.
Two golf addicts, Ramesh R. Kohli and Gaby Luddy Juneja, have produced an eminently-readable coffee-table book dealing with various aspects of the DGC. It is as sparkling in terms of its narration as it is with the lavish spread of photos — many of them rare and precious, brilliantly produced in all aspects.
Ramesh Kohli has played a vital role in popularising the game. He was among the first to secure space in newspapers in the 1960s and 1970s. Gaby combines in herself a sense of beauty and a sharp editor’s eye. The authors have succeeded in providing a deep and abiding ‘peep’ into history which, unlike several other well-known clubs worldwide, is rich in detail and fact.
The authors have performed a difficult job ‘well-done’ and deserve kudos for their painstaking effort in coming up with a book that should be a proud possession of all golfers in the country.
The significant aspect about the book is that authors have invested their own money to produce it to highlight the history of the DGC and also to popularise the game. This shows their genuine love for the sport.
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