1916 was a hallmark year in the history of Patna with the founding of the ‘South Bihar Gymkhana Club’ which was later rechristened as the Patna Golf Club. Sprawling over 165 acres this is the sole club for the golf lovers. Spear-headed by the British Officers, the reason this club came into being was due to the increasing demand of a club that provided outdoor sports, Even though the Bankipore Club had been in existence at that point of time, it only provided a limited number of indoor games along with lawn tennis and hence simply maintained a status of being a ‘social club’. Thus began the formation of the ‘South Bihar Gymkhana Club’ which stretched from Government House in the west to Bihar Gymkhana Club in the south. The 1st secretary and president of the club were H.K Briscoe and W. Maude. Formerly, the club used to serve as the ground for playing golf and polo by the British Officers and the socialites. After the Second World War, the British lost interest in maintaining the club’s ground and polo’s popularity as a sport also diminished. In 1956, the District Judges J.G.Shearer and K.Banerji stepped in and decided to take necessary measures for the revival of the club’s golfing activities. The name of club was changed from the ‘South Bihar Gymkhana Club’ to ‘Patna Golf Club’ and consequently, the ground, solely began being used for golf.

Through its glorious journey of 96 years of existence, Patna Golf Club has pioneered and encouraged the game of Golf amongst all ages and sections of society. At the outset, only a handful of people indulged in the game and even in terms of gaining membership to the club, the numbers of takers were limited.  A drive had to literally be launched to induct new members. Gradually in the mid-sixties, things started looking up, memberships increased immensely and golf gained prominence. The vast course serves as a training ground to the young budding golfers to achieve their dreams in the days to come. Many popularl golf tournaments such as Basant Utsav, Heat and Dust Golf Tournament etc, are hosted by the club annually. Due to all these endeavours the magnificent game of Golf has found an irreplaceable place in the state of Bihar.