Meghalaya · Shillong
Shillong Golf Club
This is the "Gleneagles of the East": an 18-hole, par-70 course among pines and rhododendrons at nearly 5,000 feet in the middle of Shillong, begun by British civil servants in the 1890s, expanded to eighteen in 1924, and still hosting a 100-player state invitational in May 2025. It is one of the very few courses in India whose grounds are genuinely public — walkers share the space, and the club arranges rounds with rented equipment for visiting players, sorted out at the clubhouse.
CAN I PLAY HERE?
Yes — pay and play. No membership and no introduction is asked for. No fee is published, so ask what a round costs when you call.
- FEE
- No public fee — call ahead
- BOOK
- Phone the club →+91-6009621305 · shillongclub@rediffmail.com
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- 24 August 2026
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Shillong Golf Club plays the famous "Gleneagles of the East" — an 18-hole, par-70 course set among pines and rhododendrons at about 4,750–5,200 feet in the middle of Shillong, begun as 9 holes by British civil servants (1898 per most sources, 1878 per the Shillong Club's own page) and expanded to 18 in 1924. It is among the oldest courses in India and one of the very few where the grounds are genuinely public — walkers and picnickers share the space, and the club arranges rounds with equipment rental for visiting players. Management is muddled in public sources: the Shillong Club's website claims the course is owned by The Shillong Club, while travel sources simply credit a "Shillong Golf Club"; both club-affiliated web pages carry theme-placeholder US-format contact details, which are not repeated here (as of August 2026 the Shillong Club page still prints a Boston- format number and a WordPress-demo email, and the shillong.com portal a New Hampshire- format number). The Shillong Club's own contact page does, however, carry one deliberately filled contact block — an Indian-format mobile (6009621305) and shillongclub@rediffmail.com, alongside the club's Mahatma Gandhi Road address — worth noting with caution, since the surrounding site is stale and nothing independent corroborates it. Yardage is also disputed (5,873 vs 6,081 yards). A 100-player state invitational tournament concluded here in May 2025 — re-verified in August 2026 via the Sentinel Assam report — so the course is clearly operating.
Facts & facilities18 holes · par 70 · 5,873 yd · 06:30–18:00 daily
Club hire is listed here. Confirm it on the phone before you rely on it.
Real questions5 questions · visitor access, what it costs, booking, hours, club hire
- Can a visitor play at Shillong Golf Club?
Yes — pay and play. No membership and no introduction is asked for. No fee is published, so ask what a round costs when you call.
- What does it cost to play at Shillong Golf Club?
No fee is published anywhere we can reach. That is the answer rather than a gap — phone and ask before you go.
- How do I book at Shillong Golf Club?
Phone the club. +91-6009621305 · shillongclub@rediffmail.com.
- When is Shillong Golf Club open?
06:30–18:00 daily
- Can I hire clubs at Shillong Golf Club?
Club hire is listed here. It is not always kept in stock, so confirm it on the phone before you rely on it.
Where it isGolf Links, near Polo/Bus Stand · Shillong · 793001
Where they are
Golf Links, near Polo/Bus Stand, Shillong, Meghalaya, 793001
Where this came from8 sources · researched Aug 2026 · re-read Aug 2026 · 2 frames
A note on the official site
shillongclub.com is the club's own site, but it has not been maintained recently — treat anything priced on it as indicative and confirm by phone.
Distances are straight-line from published coordinates; a place without them is listed by city and state.
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