Ooty Golf Course Ooty Golf Course Ooty Golf Course is located in the town of Ooty in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The golf course is set at an altitude of 7200 feet. It is owned by the Gymkhana Club in Ooty. The course extends over 193.56 acres and comprises 18 holes. Colonel Fane Sewell, the then Secretary of the Blue Mountains Tennis and Cricket Club, formed the golf course in March 1891, which initially comprised nine holes. Golf enthusiasts formed a golf club nearby, called the Gymkhana club in September 1896. In 1929, hydraulic systems were installed to pump water from
Evening Standard Tournament Evening Standard Tournament The Evening Standard Tournament was a professional golf tournament played at Moor Park Golf Club near Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire in 1925 and 1926 and sponsored by the "Evening Standard" newspaper. Abe Mitchell won on both occasions. The events used a non-standard format. In 1925 it was effectively a 72-hole par-3 event, while in 1926 it was described as a "target" event with a complex scoring system. The 1925 event was played over 72 holes with total prize money of £1,000. Except on the par-3, a chalk line was drawn across the fairway at a position where the green