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Perched at an altitude of about 2268 meters above the sea level, Ooty provides the ideal climate for enjoying the game of golf. Wenlock Downs, at Ooty Gymkhana Golf club perfect place to try your skills at the game. The Ooty golf course is pretty popular with the veteran golfers who experience a thrill in teeing off at the green encircled with thickly wooded thickets of fir, eucalyptus, oak and rhododendron. The light and thin air creates the perfect combination. The low-density atmosphere makes the ball travel faster. The 18 hole golf course throws out a challenge to even the most skilled of golfers.
One characteristic feature of the golf courses in Ooty is its undulating landscape. Among the eighteen holes and nine holes are blind which implies that one is not able to see the green from the tee. The fifth hole is the most demanding, positioned at a good 200 feet height. Most of the Ooty golf courses provide mesmerizing views across the hill ranges.
The golf clubs in Ooty have done a commendable job as far as the maintenance of the golf courses in Ooty is concerned. One noteworthy feature about the Ooty greens is that they have fences constructed around them that prohibit the wild animals from sauntering into the courses. Colonel Ross Thompson was instrumental in converting the spectacular Wenlock Downs into a golf course and in the setting up of the Ootacamund Gymkhana Club in 1896.
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