Cambay Golf to develop more golf courses

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.

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.

According to Arvind Gupta, Managing Director of Neesa Leisure Ltd, these golf courses will be at least nine-hole courses.

Apart from a six-hole golf course, Cambay Golf in Gandhinagar also has a virtual golf and golf academy for its members.

"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.

"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.

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.

"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.

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.

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.