Tinsukia, Aug. 11 -- Samdang Tea Estate, located in the Doomdooma area of Assam's Tinsukia district, is a century-old plantation that features a rare private 9-hole golf course.

Built for colonial-era planters, the golf course is one of the few places where tea cultivation and golf coexist.

Known locally as the Doomdooma or Samdang Golf Club, the course features a parkland-style layout from the 1920s. It is surrounded by tea bushes, offering scenic views of the estate's landscape.

Today, the estate management mostly restricts access to the golf course to estate members, visiting planters, and those with special permission.

For visitors, access to the golf course is a privilege, arranged through authorized tea-tour operators or directl...