Started in 1905, the Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar Golf Course is on the Lalitha Mahal Palace Road, 4 km from Mysore town. The Golf Club took shape only a few years ago. With about 20 to 30 people playing during the early days, today the membership is is a proud 136.

A brown course, the JCW Golf Course is laid out within the Race Course at Mysore. The size of the course is one hundred acres. Krishnaraja Wadiyar, the Prince of Mysore, started the course and maintained it until he lost his privy purse. With a par rating of 63 when it was started, it is 70 today. The course is out of bounds during the racing season in Mysore.

Not many local golfers have taken up the game yet, which means that this is one of the less crowded courses. The maintenance being relatively expensive, no greens have been laid out. 

The two major tournaments conducted here are Maharaja's Tournament and Addicts Golfing Society of Southern India. 

With its tree-lined boulevards, beautiful gardens, parks and stately palaces, Mysore is easily accessible from Bangalore by road. Brindavan Gardens and Krishnarajasagar Dam, 19 km, were made during the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, and are well worth a visit. Some of the important buys from the city are silk fabrics, sandalwood and rosewood products, brass and wooden toys.