The Cambay Golf, an executive golf course venture of Neesa Leisure Ltd, is looking to spread its wings on the western corridor. | |
| Promoted by businessman Sanjay Gupta, Cambay Golf is looking to buy plots and set up golf courses in cities like Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Jaipur and Udaipur. |
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| Presently, Cambay Golf is present in Gandhinagar in Gujarat. Part of a 'The Cambay Spa and Resort', Cambay Golf now looks to set up exclusive golf courses in these cities. |
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| According to Arvind Gupta, Managing Director of Neesa Leisure Ltd, these golf courses will be at least nine-hole courses. |
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| Apart from a six-hole golf course, Cambay Golf in Gandhinagar also has a virtual golf and golf academy for its members. |
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| "The virtual golf requires you to use real golf sets to play on a virtual golf course that will feature the velocity, direction and other details of your shot," said Gupta. |
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| "The concept of golf courses has not remained to metros now anymore. Moreover, the equipment have become cheaper, making it easier to set up a golf course. Also, the interests among people in smaller cities is also growing. It is no more a rich man's game. Therefore, we want to tap the market by setting up a series of such golf courses in the western corridor, especially in Gujarat and Rajasthan," said Gupta. |
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| Gupta adds that there are quite few golf courses in these states and there is a lot of potential in the segment. However, Gupta refuses to divulge the amount of investment that would be required in setting up these golf courses. |
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| "The land prices are different in different places. Moreover, the equipment keep getting cheaper and cheaper day-by-day, which makes it difficult to calculate what investment it would require as of now," reasoned Gupta. |
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| At Gandhinagar, Cambay Golf charges a life-time membership fees of Rs 1,50,000 for silver member and Rs 2,50,000 for gold member. For non-members, the charges are Rs 500 per hour at the golf course. |
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| Gupta further informed that the equipment are more cheaper in metros since there is a higher demand there. On an average, a golf set would cost anything around Rs 20,000 to Rs 1 lakh, added Gupta. |
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