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A Calcutta auction is an open auction held in conjunction with a golf tournament, [1] horse race or similar contest with multiple entrants. It is popular in backgammon , the Melbourne Cup , and college basketball pools during March Madness . [ 2 ]
The Indian Open, titled for sponsorship reasons as the Hero Indian Open since 2011, is the national open golf championship of India, organised by the Indian Golf Union. Founded in 1964, it was added to the Asia Golf Circuit schedule in 1970. In 1998 it became an event on the rival Omega Tour (known as the Asian Tour since 2004).
The Indian Golf Union was established in December 1955 through an initiative undertaken by some senior golfers in Calcutta and supported by golfers in Delhi, Mumbai and Madras. All administrative powers of the RCGC were transferred to the IGU after the latter's establishment, including the right to conduct the Amateur Golf Championship of India.
The Beighton Cup (also known as the Coal India Beighton Cup for sponsorship reasons [2]) is a field hockey tournament organized by Hockey Bengal (formerly the Bengal Hockey Association). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Instituted in 1895, it is one of the oldest field hockey tournaments in the world and is held every year in Kolkata .
The 2025 PGA Tour is the 110th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It is also the 57th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the 19th edition of the FedEx Cup.
Undeniably, Georgia’s schedule qualifies as one of the nation’s toughest, but it compares to the schedules faced by Florida, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Mississippi State, LSU and Vanderbilt.
Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) in Kolkata, India was established in 1829 and is the oldest golf club in India and the first outside Great Britain. [3] [4] [5] RCGC has an 18-hole golf course with the following detail: [6] Yardage: 7195/6871; Par: 72; Rating: 73.6/72.1; Mostly flat terrain, with many natural water hazards with water lilies and ...
In 1964 the Indian Open (open to both amateurs and professionals), was established and it soon replaced the All-India Amateur as the leading golf tournament in the country. Australian and five time British Open champion Peter Thomson used to stop over in India on his way from Australia to Europe, and he won the championship in 1964, 1966 and 1976.