Himalayan Golf Course has certainly been very successful in putting Pokhara in the golfer’s map. The course was designed and constructed by an Ex British Army Sandhurst commissioned officer Major Ram Gurung MBE , and opened for play in January 1998. The course has been the venue for the Nepal Surya Western (professional) Open for the past twelve years.
Located just seven kms. away from downtown Pokhara, Himalayan Golf Course is one of only two 18 holes courses in Nepal. The course is well laid out championship course at 6,100 yards yardage with a par of 70. The Himalayan Golf Course which is considered to be one of the ten most unique golf courses in the world, lies for the most part inside a sweeping canyon created by the Himalayan snowed waters of the Bijayapur river.
Framed by the towering the Annapurna range, cattle and buffalo roam freely providing most of the grass mowing.
The course wanders through aerial cliff drops of hundreds of feet down to the signature island hole within the either tranquil or raging Bijayapur river, full of exposed boulders washed down over centuries from the towering mountains above.
Play on the 1st and 2nd holes at the HGC Pokhara’s inaugural course is fairly straightforward as these par 4’s are laid out on relatively level ground on each side of the clubhouse.
COURSE INFORMATION
Holes: 18
Par: 70
Length: 6100 Yards
Year Opened: 1998
Closed On: Open All Days
Caddies Available
Buggy Available (Usage Optional)
Facilities: Clubhouse, Golf Coaching, Driving Range