gurgaon looking for a place in gurgaon to play golf and not end up burning a hole in your pocket well you dont have to look too far barely a few kilometres from iffco chowk is a training facility not yet six months old set up with an aim of growing the game of golf and making it more accessible and affordable welcome to hamoni golf camp here at indias biggest standalone golf training facility one can enjoy a day of golf for just rs 800 rs 100 entry fee rs 500 day pass rs 150 for rental of three clubs rs 50 for rental of 100 golf balls slightly more than what one would spend on a peakhour ticket to the movies with snacks and drinks thrown in only that in a cinema hall you wont get any exercise spread across 16 acres hamoni has in excess of 100 driving bays 13 greens nine target and four practice and 19 bunkers theres also a separate area for the pros and a pitchandputt zone for a round of nine rs 400 or 18 holes rs 600 more than that insists owner manish goyal hamoni offers highquality instruction our rates are inclusive of everything which is not the case everywhere a lot of golf lessons would have hidden costs he says so while the fees might seem steep rs 1400rs 1100 for a onehour lesson for adultschildren they include the availability of golf balls and turf of the highest standard alongside video analysis and with the option of postlesson practice and use of the fitness facility above all we make sure that you spend quality time and receive quality coaching says goyal more such facilities are the need of the hour not just in the neighbourhood but across the country he says additionally for gurgaonites there is a ninehole layout on the campus of the energy and resources institute teri on the gurgaonfaridabad road while in the industrial model township imt in manesar one can play a round of golf for as little as rs 200 rs 300 on weekends all these prove that golf often considered an elitist pastime doesnt have to come at a price for one to enjoy it it is time for the game in india to shed its aspirational tag and open its arms to all who want to experience its charms and its challenges