The first golf course in Nepal was the Gauchar Golf Course, in Gaucharan, established by General Kiran Shumsher in 1917, after observing the sport in Scotland. This first course was in Nepal ‘browns’, i.e. greens consisted of sand mixed with oil. King Tribhuvan Shah and his son Prince Basundhara Shah also played golf.
The club has a very challenging 9-hole golf course which organizes over 26 golf tournaments annually, and had held the first ever Nepal Open Golf tournament for professionals of the region for 6 years. All the professionals described the course as “highly challenging but fair golf course with a fantastic view of the Himalayas”.
COURSE INFORMATION
Holes: 18
Par: 70
Year Opened: 1917
Closed On: Open All Days
Caddies Available
Buggy Available (Usage Optional)
Facilities: Clubhouse, Golf Coaching, Driving Range