Doubling of Green Fees by Lado Sarai Golf Course

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Posted by Ashok Kamal 16 Dec 2013

Dear Friends,
I am Ashok Kamal and many of usat Delhi NCR have been playing at the DDA's Qutab Golf Course at Lado Sarai, near Qutab Minar in Delhi.

This was the first truly Publiv Golf Course in India where anybody could walk in to play Golf at very reasonable affordable rates without the Elitist tag of being denied entry to other clubs by virtually being priced out due to high walk in prices on most Golf Courses in Delhi.
Suddenly wef 1st Dec 2013 the DDA authorities have raised the rates on Weekdays from Rs300 to Rs 600 and on weekends & holidays from Rs600 to Rs1200/- A 100% increase!
The category of concessional Golf for students & Senior Citizens has been abloished.
I was a Corporate member for 6 years. Mine and for many others the Corporate Membership has been terminated saying that only Listed Co's & PSU's shall be given Corp. Membership.
We Golfers at large that a Public Course is being effectively being denied to the Aam Aadmi at affordable rates by the beureaucracy at the DDA.
We affected Golfers have formed a movement to resist this arbitrary action and would request all of you to lodge your strong protest by signing the petition and helping in seeking reversal of this policy.

Sanjay Singh 27 Jan 2014

I fully agree. The green fees is very high. REGARDS. Lt Col Sanjay Singh, VSM

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Rajan Malhotra 13 Jan 2014

LG needs to be requested by all to create public pressure for being reasonable in increasing the fee.

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Rakesh Kumar 07 Jan 2014

Ashok sir, totally agree with you on this. we have been talking about aam everyday. still there are lot of golfers for whom 1200 bucks is a lot especially when they get time only on weekends to play. we need to raise our voice against this unnecessary hike in the green fees.

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Dinesh Thakur 18 Dec 2013

As an avid golfer .. I agree with the concerns of ashokji and other PAY-play golfers... however, at Rs. 1200 (on weekends) Qutab golf course is still 50% cheaper than any other course in Delhi and NCR ... DGC is around Rs.3000+ .. Army golf course is Rs.2000+ ... Air force is Rs. 1500 ... pvt. courses are above Rs. 4500+ ... most courses in B & C towns, which are open for public are above Rs. 1000 ... But, yes.. and bigger hole is a golfers pocket now. .. Interestingly, even I don't know what is a public golf course and what is not .. specially when MOST allow walk-ins ... :-)

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Amanpreet Guleria 17 Dec 2013

Completely support you on the matter Ashok Sir, What's a Public Golf Course when your costs are as high as the Snobbish Private Courses in and around Delhi-NCR! And pay 1200 for QGC, not a chance! They've been cheating public in charging exhorbitant prices for simple goods provided in the Tuck Shops on the course and now they want to charge fees on a golf course that does not see any maintenance and local officials who hardly know what Golf is all about bullying their way in. Pathetic.

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Ashok Kamal 17 Dec 2013

Ravi, Collectively we have to create inordinate pressure on these Powers to be to get this reversed

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Ravi Upadhyaya 16 Dec 2013

Sir, the members fee was increased three folds with no justification. we protested and sent appeals to DDA and the LG. NO RESPONSE

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