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American golfer Tiger Woods competing at the British Open (Open Championship) at St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, 2005.
Golf was first organized in India with the founding of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club in 1829. This institution holds the distinction of being the oldest golf club in India and the first to be established outside of Great Britain. Approximately 12 years later, the Royal Bombay Golf Club was also established, further contributing to the early development of the sport in the region.12