Delhi Golf Club, tree lined fairways of the Lodhi Course among centuries old monuments in New Delhi

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Golf in Delhi NCR

India's capital region plays golf among 15th century tombs and 21st century skylines. The Delhi Golf Club routes its Lodhi Course through Mughal era monuments in the middle of the city, DLF's Gary Player course throws 7,654 yards of manufactured drama at Gurugram, and Nicklaus, Norman and Player signatures ring the suburbs. Played from October to March, with a caddie on the bag and the right introductions arranged, this is one of Asia's most distinctive golf weeks.

The courses Plan a Delhi trip

By the GolfForKings editorial desk · Editorial policy · Last reviewed June 2026

Photograph: Delhi Golf Club, by Akriti Vij, via Google

Why golf here

No other golf city offers the Delhi Golf Club's particular magic: peacocks on the fairways, hawks overhead, and crumbling sandstone tombs of the Lodhi dynasty framing greens a few minutes from Parliament. The Lodhi Course was comprehensively redesigned by Gary Player Design in 2019 and announced itself to the world by hosting the inaugural DP World India Championship in October 2025, bringing a top tier tour field to the heart of the city. It is a members club, but visitors can book on green fees, and the round belongs on any list of golf experiences that exist nowhere else.

The modern power sits southwest in Gurugram. The DLF Golf and Country Club pairs Arnold Palmer's original layout with the Gary Player course of 2015, a par 72 stretching to 7,654 yards through quarried rock faces, lakes and some of the boldest shaping in Asia; it has hosted the Hero Indian Open on the DP World Tour and was named a Platinum Club of the World for 2026 to 2027. Half an hour further out, the Classic Golf and Country Club at Manesar carries South Asia's only 27 hole Jack Nicklaus signature spread, with the ITC Grand Bharat resort on site, while Greg Norman's championship course anchors the Jaypee Greens estate at Greater Noida on the eastern flank. Add Karma Lakelands' boutique eco resort nine and the genuinely public Qutab Golf Course, and the National Capital Region covers every taste and budget across more than 25 courses.

The courses that matter

DLF Golf and Country Club, Gary Player Course

Gary Player, 2015 · Gurugram · par 72, 7,654 yards · foreign visitors weekdays, premium fee

The most spectacular course in India and the region's championship stage. Player blasted the Gary Player course through exposed rock canyons and lakes on the edge of Gurugram's tower district, and the result, host to the Hero Indian Open on the DP World Tour, is golf of operatic scale: split fairways, sheer faces, greens benched into stone. Access is members first; foreign visitors can generally book weekdays at a premium indicative fee, arranged well in advance. If one round defines modern Indian golf, this is it.

Delhi Golf Club, Lodhi Course

Redesigned by Gary Player Design, 2019 · central New Delhi · host, DP World India Championship 2025 · indicative $180 to $495 for foreign visitors

The historic heart. The Lodhi Course threads through a federally protected belt of medieval monuments in the center of the capital, all keekar trees, peacocks and sandstone domes, and the 2019 Player redesign sharpened it into a modern tournament test without touching the atmosphere. Visitors play on green fees booked ahead, with foreign guests at an indicative 180 to 495 US dollars by day and season in 2026; always confirm directly before booking. Take a caddie, take your camera, and take the morning slot before the city warms up.

Classic Golf and Country Club

Jack Nicklaus signature · Manesar · 27 holes: Ridge, Valley, Canyon · stay at ITC Grand Bharat

South Asia's only 27 hole Nicklaus signature complex rolls across 300 acres of Aravalli foothill country 45 minutes from the airport, its Ridge, Valley and Canyon nines combining into three distinct 18s. With the palatial ITC Grand Bharat resort inside the estate, it is the closest thing Delhi has to a true stay and play, and the obvious base for the golf focused visitor who wants resort calm between city rounds.

Jaypee Greens, Greater Noida

Greg Norman · Greater Noida · 18 holes on a 450 acre resort estate · resort and visitor play

Greg Norman's first course in India anchors a vast residential resort east of the Yamuna, an 18 hole championship layout woven through lakes, white sand and surprisingly bold contouring, with the Jaypee Greens Golf and Spa Resort alongside. It is the natural second base if your trip leans toward Noida, and the quietest tee sheet of the marquee courses midweek.

Karma Lakelands

Phil Ryan, Pacific Coast Design · Manesar · 9 holes, 18 tee experience · eco resort

A boutique nine on the Gurugram fringe that plays as a full 18 from alternate tees, set inside an eco resort that takes its trees, lakes and rescued wildlife as seriously as its greens. It is the relaxed round of the week, the one for the afternoon you want golf without ceremony, and the glamping style villas make it a left field overnight.

Qutab Golf Course

Delhi Development Authority · south Delhi · 18 holes · true pay and play

India's first public golf course, opened by the DDA in 2000 and a full 18 by 2002, with the Qutub Minar on the skyline. Conditioning is municipal rather than manicured, but the welcome is real, the green fee is a fraction of the private clubs, and it is the place to feel Delhi's fast growing everyday golf culture. Walk in, pay, play.

Noida Golf Course

Noida · 18 holes · members club with green fee access

The workhorse of the eastern suburbs, a mature tree lined 18 a short drive over the river from south Delhi. A members club at heart, it publishes visitor green fee rates and fills the slot between Qutab value and Jaypee polish. A sensible warm up round on landing day.

Editorial ranking by the GolfForKings desk, June 2026. Access policies and fees are indicative and change with season and demand; always confirm directly before booking. Check tee time availability.

When to go

Delhi NCR golf seasons at a glance
Season	What to expect
October to November	The opening of the season and the sweet spot: sunny mid 70s to 80s Fahrenheit days, courses freshly recovered from the monsoon, tournament golf in town. Book the marquee tee times early
December to January	Cool, often beautiful winter golf, but morning fog can sit on the region and delay early tee times by an hour or more. Plan brunch turns rather than dawn raids
February to March	The second sweet spot. Warming days, flowering trees at the Delhi Golf Club, firm fairways and full tee sheets on weekends. The last comfortable window before the heat
April to June	Extreme heat, regularly above 105 Fahrenheit. Members play at first light only; visitors should not build a trip here
July to September	Monsoon. Heavy rain in bursts, humid air, soft courses and the occasional washout. Possible golf, poor value for a long haul trip

Costs, getting there and where to stay

What it costs

Delhi golf runs from genuinely cheap to genuinely exclusive. Public and semi private rounds at Qutab or Noida sit at an indicative 1,500 to 6,000 rupees in 2026, roughly 18 to 72 US dollars with a caddie a few dollars more. The trophy rounds price differently: foreign visitor fees at the Delhi Golf Club run an indicative 180 to 495 dollars by day and season, and DLF's weekday foreign visitor slots carry a similar premium. Caddies are standard nearly everywhere, carts optional on most courses, and the total cost of a five round week still undercuts an equivalent trip to Dubai. All fees are indicative for 2026; always confirm directly before booking.

Getting there and around

Indira Gandhi International is one of Asia's great hubs, with nonstop flights from Europe, North America, the Gulf and all of Asia. The geography then works in your favor: Gurugram and the DLF and Classic clubs are 30 to 60 minutes from the airport, central Delhi and the Lodhi Course about 40 minutes, and the Noida courses an hour across town. Do not self drive; a hired car and driver costs little, knows the gate procedures at the clubs, and turns Delhi traffic into someone else's problem.

Where to stay

Split the week. In the city, the Lutyens Delhi grand hotels put you ten minutes from the Delhi Golf Club and walking distance from the sights between rounds, and several can assist with introductions. For the Gurugram courses, the business district's international hotels are 15 minutes from DLF, while the ITC Grand Bharat at the Classic Golf and Country Club is the region's one true golf resort stay, worth two nights on its own. Jaypee Greens Golf and Spa Resort covers the Noida end. Browse stays in Delhi NCR.

Plan your Delhi NCR golf trip

Access is everything here, and we arrange it: the Lodhi Course green fees, the DLF weekday slot, the Classic and Jaypee rounds, the car and driver, and the hotels in the right order. Tell us when and who is traveling. No obligation.

Delhi NCR golf questions

When is the best time to play golf in Delhi NCR?

October to March. Days are sunny and mild, the courses are at their best and the big tournaments come to town. Allow for fog delays on December and January mornings. April to June brings extreme heat well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and July to September is the monsoon, when golf is possible between downpours but conditions suffer.

Can visitors play the Delhi Golf Club?

Yes. The Delhi Golf Club is a members club, but the Lodhi Course is open to visitors on payment of a green fee, booked in advance. Foreign visitors pay an indicative 180 to 495 US dollars depending on day and season in 2026, while Indian citizens pay roughly 70 to 95 dollars equivalent. Always confirm directly before booking.

Can non members play the DLF Golf and Country Club?

Access is the tightest in the region. DLF is a private members club, and visitor bookings on the Gary Player course are generally limited to foreign passport holders on weekdays at a premium green fee. Book well ahead through your hotel or a trip planner and carry a handicap record.

How expensive is golf in Delhi NCR?

The spread is wide. Public rounds at Qutab Golf Course or Noida Golf Course run an indicative 1,500 to 6,000 rupees in 2026, roughly 18 to 72 US dollars. The marquee private rounds are another tier: a foreign visitor green fee at the Delhi Golf Club or DLF can run from around 180 dollars to several hundred. Caddies are standard and inexpensive everywhere. All fees are indicative; always confirm directly before booking.

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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course facts, access policies and fee ranges verified June 2026 from club and operator published sources. Fees are indicative; always confirm directly before booking. Last reviewed June 2026.