The 146-year-old Madras Gymkhana golf course in Guindy is greener than ever earlier than. The fairways are neatly mown, the placing greens seem luscious.
After all, this has not occurred in a day or two. It has been the timeless efforts of key members of MGC for a yr or so to make sure MGC stays one of the vital well-maintained programs that’s cherished by golfers, younger and previous alike.
When the two-day thirty sixth Sportstar Open begins on Saturday (Aug. 26) on the MGC course, it will likely be a deal with for the gamers, however one which shall be difficult too.
“The partnership between Sportstar and MGC has been ‘win-win’. We’ve acquired almost 100 entries. It is likely one of the most sought-after occasions on the novice calendar and golfers like to play right here as a result of it’s fairly difficult; difficult as a result of it is likely one of the only a few tournaments at MGC that occur within the morning and primarily it being a hyperlinks course,” mentioned P. S. Jagdish, MGC golf captain, to Sportstar right here on Tuesday.
MGC has left no stone unturned in its efforts to make the golf course as wealthy as doable.
“This yr we now have invested closely in shopping for new equipments reminiscent of polisher, time cutters, costing almost a crore. As well as, we now have additionally employed a certified green-keeper,” mentioned Jagdish.
The Membership has additionally invested in a brand new irrigation system. “We’ve put in an automatic irrigation system on six greens. We’re additionally being environmentally aware by tying up with some lodges close by for utilizing recycled water for our greens,” he added.
MGC shouldn’t be happy with simply sustaining its greens, organising tournaments around the yr, and catering to the wants of the members.
For fairly some time, MGC has been specializing in the youth program. Just lately, it organised the South Zone junior (6-16 years) event, that witnessed a great turnout. And in July it had a camp for Chennai juniors (6-16 years) as effectively that noticed an encouraging participation.
T. Jayavelan, MGC Committee member, in-charge after all & tournaments, highlighted the function of Telangana authorities in supporting the underprivileged youngsters who had come for the event. “Chennai had simply 5 youngsters whereas Telangana had introduced 14 of them, who have been sponsored by the Authorities,” he mentioned.
MGC, it seems, is agency in its resolve to offer the very best to its stakeholders.