Eagleton Bangalore

This golf village, rated the 4th Best Golf Course in the subcontinent by Asian Golf Monthly, is the creation of Pacific Coast Design Pty. Ltd. An impressive example of eco-friendly space management, the course takes its shape following the natural contours of the land, leaving large tracts of space for trees and the rich green carpet expanse. Host to the first ever Ladies European Golf Tour in India last year, this 18 hole, 72 par US-PGA standard, championship all season course is rich in challenge, innovation and natural appeal.

Sure, Eagleton is the kind of place where you will find a Randhawa or a Nonita Lall or even perhaps a Greg Norman on holiday teeing off. But it is also the greens where the acolyte is as comfortable as the pro is keen. The Professional Golf Academy with its 25 bay flood-lit practice driving range, putting and chipping greens and comprehensive training facilities offer the new entrant a great welcome to the game.

Multiple tees, night lit water bodies, dramatic fog effects and fountains, and the strategically planned layout cater to different handicaps and skill levels. Impeccable maintenance ensures that the golf course retains its charm both as an environmental paradise

But you do not have to be a metaphorical ornithologist to come to Eagleton. The restaurant, for instance, is a haven where you can forget the birdies and eagles and think food…good food at that. The chef is accomplished and the kitchen fires do stoke up an appetite that is, in keeping with the parlance, par for the course.

First however, do drop in at Kingfisher Swing, the very special lounge bar, with cocktails, highballs, single malts, ales, liqueurs and other assorted throat lubricants, you are never too far away from the mood that you wish to be in. There is infinite wisdom in leaving it to the barman to shake up something here, add a dash of something else there and come up with a concoction that is not much different from the proverbial magic potion.  

Golf may be the big ticket, food and drink may be the bait, but a getaway to Eagleton has a lot more. It has everything that the best resorts have from racquet game courts, multi level swimming pool, a power gymnasium to horse riding, health club, billiards and snooker. Not to mention the lavishly appointed soak-it-all-in spa.  

It is logical that the greens, which traditionally has been the meeting ground of tycoons has all the facilities to shape business strategy or negotiate a deal. What could be concluded over a handshake at the 18th hole can actually begin in one of the many conference halls, complete with top-of-the-line multi-media hardware. These facilities are complemented by the 107 classy suites, deluxe rooms, the restaurant, hair and beauty saloons, shopping arcade and florist. Begins to sound more and more like an off-the-beaten-track business  hotel, does it not? Without doubt, an excellent venue for corporate workshops, HR rally-arounds and post target victory unwinds.  

So attractive is the total package at Eagleton that it is the perfect nest for the homing high-fliers. Eagleton Enclave and The County are picturesque residential estates within the golf village. With every lifestyle amenity you can think of,  housekeeping and maintenance of the highest order, this makes for one of the most envied gated communities in and around Bangalore. Eagleton is a great way to live indeed, with the ultimate privilege of golf literally in one’s backyard. As Wodehouse puts it, “the world would be a better place and we should hear less of all this modern unrest.”