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The '''Guindy Links''' is one of the three 18-hole [[golf]] courses in [[Chennai]], India. It was established in the late 19th century.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ravikumar |first=Rahul |date=2016-01-13 |title=History of a Golf Course and the Sport in Chennai |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2016/Jan/13/history-of-a-golf-course-and-the-sport-in-chennai-868118.html |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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The golf course was shifted from Island Grounds to Guindy in 1887. It is of the 19 such courses in India. The course is home to about 40 tournaments every year, including the about 30 organised by the home club, the [[Gymkhana Club, Chennai|Gymkhana Club]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In October 2024, the state government came up with a plan to develop part of the golf course into an eco park. A petition against digging a part of the course was rejected by the high court in February 2025, as the land is not owned by the club.<ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Mohamed Imranullah |date=2024-10-07 |title=Madras Gymkhana Club moves Madras High Court to protect Guindy golf course |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/madras-gymkhana-club-moves-madras-high-court-to-protect-guindy-golf-course/article68728850.ece |access-date=2025-06-23 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-02-18 |title=Madras high court refuses to restrain TN’s plan to convert Guindy golf course into eco-park |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/madras-high-court-refuses-to-restrain-tns-plan-to-convert-guindy-golf-course-into-eco-park/articleshow/118362855.cms |access-date=2025-06-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> About 118 acres of the 160.86-acre race club land is being developed as an eco-park.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-18 |title=Guindy race course land row: Won't stop govt from digging up golf course, HC tells Madras Gymkhana Club |url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/chennai/guindy-race-course-land-row-wont-stop-govt-from-digging-up-golf-course-hc-tells-madras-gymkhana-club-823447 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=www.dtnext.in |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Gymkhana Club, Chennai|Gymkhana Club]]<br />
* [[Cosmopolitan Club (Chennai)|Cosmopolitan Club]]<br />
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