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{{Short description|Governing body of Golf sport in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox sport governing body
|name = Indian Golf Union
|abbrev =
|logo = Indian Golf Union.png
|logosize =
|sport = [[Golf]]
|category =
|image =
|caption =
|jurisdiction = [[India]]
|membership =
|founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1955|12}}
|aff = [[International Golf Federation]]
|affdate = 1958<ref name = "IGF"/>
|region = [[Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation]]
|regionyear =
|headquarters = 14, Anand Lok August Kranti Marg, New Delhi, [[New Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact Us |url=http://indiangolfunion.org/contact-us/ |website=Indian Golf Union |access-date=19 July 2018 |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719054811/http://indiangolfunion.org/contact-us/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|president = Brijinder Singh
|vicepresident = Farzan Heerjee
|secretary = Harish Shetty<ref>{{cite web |title=COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR 2016 – 2017 |url=http://indiangolfunion.org/council-members-for-2016-2017/ |website=Indian Golf Union |access-date=19 July 2018 |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719054652/http://indiangolfunion.org/council-members-for-2016-2017/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name = "IGF"/>
|coach =
|womenscoach =
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|operating income =
|sponsor =
|url = http://indiangolfunion.org
|countryflag = IND
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}}

The '''Indian Golf Union''' is the National Sports Federation and the Governing body of the sport of [[Golf]] in [[India]] alongside [[Women's Golf Association of India]]. The [[Indian Golf Premier League]] is hosted in partnership with the federation.{{cn|date=March 2026}}

==History==
The [[Royal Calcutta Golf Club]] (RCGC), founded in 1829, initially managed all matters related to golf in India. The RCGC instituted several prestigious national golf [[tournament]]s. RCGC members decided to establish a new organization in 1955 to facilitate the growth of golf in India beyond the major metropolitan centers, to organize junior level tournaments and to send teams abroad for international events.

The Indian Golf Union was established in December 1955 through an initiative undertaken by some senior golfers in [[Calcutta]] and supported by golfers in [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]] and [[Madras]]. All administrative powers of the RCGC were transferred to the IGU after the latter's establishment, including the right to conduct the Amateur Golf Championship of India. The RCGC, which had established the tournament, also donated the trophy to the IGU.<ref name="History">{{cite web |title=History of Indian Golf |url=http://indiangolfunion.org/history-of-indian-golf/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810181849/http://indiangolfunion.org/history-of-indian-golf/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 August 2015 |website=Indian Golf Union |access-date=19 July 2018}}</ref>

==Executives==
A.D. Vickers served as the first President of the IGU, and Major L.B. Hirst, the Secretary of the RCGC, became the IGU's first Secretary. P.R. Surita was appointed as the first Honorary Secretary of the IGU in 1957. The IGU conducted the All-India Amateur Golf Championship at the Delhi Golf club in 1958, the first time the tournament was held outside Calcutta.<ref name="History"/>

The IGU became affiliated with the [[International Golf Federation]] in 1958.<ref name = "IGF">{{cite web |title=Indian Golf Union |url=https://www.igfgolf.org/nationalmembers/indian-golf-union/ |website=www.igfgolf.org |access-date=19 July 2018}}</ref>

The Union [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]] derecognized the IGU on 1 April 2018 for failure to hold elections and non-compliance with the National Sports Code.<ref>{{cite web |title=Golfers face bogey as sports ministry derecognises Indian Golf Union |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/golfers-face-bogey-as-sports-ministry-derecognises-indian-golf-union/story-M92jGndGtm6hkplpqGz44K.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=19 July 2018 |language=en |date=8 April 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://indiangolfunion.org/ Official Website]
*[https://www.maelreg.com/collections/mens-short-sleeve-golf-polos Golf Polo Shirt]

{{National Members of the International Golf Federation}}
{{Sports governing bodies in India}}

[[Category:Golf in India]]
[[Category:Sports governing bodies in India|Golf]]
[[Category:Golf associations]]
[[Category:1955 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Delhi]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1955]]
[[Category:National members of the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation]]

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