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GOLFING
Kashmir offers an one of a kind chance to play golf in animating surroundings, where the wind whispers through tremendous trees of chinar and stately pine. In the verdant fairways at Srinagar and Gulmarg, you will have the capacity to play for more hours than you can in the fields in view of the lower temperatures – Srinagar's most noteworthy temperature from time to time goes above 35°C. Srinagar offers an elite open door for golf aficionados to play practically through the whole year. Amid the summers, while the fields are heating up, Srinagar's mild atmosphere permits the golfer to play longer hours without getting tired. Amid winters, the courses in Srinagar are shut, just when snowbound. The course at Gulmarg is similar to nothing you've ever seen or envisioned some time recently. Arranged at an elevation of 2,650 m, it is the most astounding green fairway anyplace on the planet. The design of the course too is strikingly not quite the same as most fairways – the area slants and slopes along the complete zone of the course, which has a standard of 72. The noteworthy Gulmarg Golf Club was begun in 1911 by the British who utilized the spot as an occasion resort. The root of Gulmarg as the Golfing Mecca of India does a reversal to the late nineteenth century when a 6-opening course was made in 1890-91 by Colonel Neville Chamberlain - the greens were known as tans in those days. The main Golf title was played at Gulmarg in 1922. The Nedou's Cup was presented in 1929. In 1930, 'The World' beat Scotland. The course stays secured under snow from December to April. One can contract Golf Sets and balls from experts who are enlisted with the Tourism Department. The Golf Course is under real remodel nowadays, with numerous greens and tees being moved. It is normal that the course might be prepared to welcome Golfers by the middle of next year.