Thenzawl Golf Course

{{short description|In Thenzawl, India}} {{Infobox golf facility |name = Thenzawl Golf Course |image = Thenzawl gold course birds eye view.jpg |imagesize = 250 |caption = | coordinates = |location = [[Thenzawl]], <br /> [[Mizoram]] |establishment = 2020 |type = Public |owner = [[Government of Mizoram]] |operator = |holes = 18 |tournaments = |website = {{URL|http://thenzawlgolfclub.com}} |course1 = |designer1 = Graham Cooke and Associates. |par1 = 72 |length1 = {{convert|7500|yd}} }}

The '''Thenzawl golf course''' is a public [[golf course]] in a meadow at [[Thenzawl]] in [[Mizoram]], India. The golf course is set at an altitude of 2568 feet. It is owned by the State Government of [[Mizoram]]. The course extends over 105 acres and the play space is 75 acres and comprises 18 holes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mizoram Gets Its First Golf Resort |url=https://www.northeasttoday.in/2020/08/06/mizoram-gets-its-first-golf-resort/ |website=northeasttoday |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>

==History== [[File:Thenzawl golf course.jpg|thumb|300px|Thenzawl golf course]] The golf course was inaugurated by Union minister of state for culture and tourism (independent charge) [[Prahlad Singh Patel]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Thenzawl Golf Resort project inaugurated in Mizoram |url=https://www.projectstoday.com/News/Thenzawl-Golf-Resort-project-inaugurated-in-Mizoram |website=Projectstoday |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref> on 4 August 2020. This golf course has been developed under [[Swadesh Darshan Scheme]] at the cos tof ₹64.48 crore.<ref>{{cite web |title=India’s tourism ministry inaugurates Thenzawl Golf Resort project in Mizoram |url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/08/04/indias-tourism-ministry-inaugurates-thenzawl-golf-resort-project-in-mizoram/ |website=business traveller |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref> The Golf Course has been designed by Graham Cooke and Associates, a Canadian firm.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian firm helping Mizoram develop world-class golf course |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/canadian-firm-helping-mizoram-develop-world-class-golf-course-117051200917_1.html |website=business standard |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Union Tourism Minister inaugurates Thenzawl Golf Resort project in Mizoram |url=http://www.newsonair.nic.in/News?title=Union-Tourism-Minister-inaugurates-Thenzawl-Golf-Resort-project-in-Mizoram&id=396499 |website=newsonair |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref> It also has automated sprinkler irrigation system by Rain Bird, USA.<ref>{{cite web |title=Prahlad Singh Patel virtually inaugurates Thenzawl Golf Resort project implemented in Mizoram |url=https://www.hotelierindia.com/business/11726-prahlad-singh-patel-virtually-inaugurates-thenzawl-golf-resort-project-implemented-in-mizoram |website=hotelierindia |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>

==Facilities== [[File:Thenzawl gold course log house.jpg|thumb|300px|Thenzawl golf course log house]] [[File:Thenzawl 18 hole golf course.jpg|thumb|300px|Thenzawl 18 hole golf course]] Accommodation for golfers is provided by the golf club with an annex with thirty fully furnished log of Siberian pinewoods.<ref>{{cite web |title=tourism mizoram |url=https://tourism.mizoram.gov.in/cont/70 |publisher=tourism mizoram |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>

==See also== [[Tourism in Mizoram]]

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:Sport in Mizoram]] [[Category:Golf clubs and courses in India]] [[Category:Sports venues in Mizoram]] [[Category:Serchhip district]] [[Category:2020 establishments in Mizoram]] [[Category:Sports venues completed in 2020]]