Nuwara Eliya Golf Club (NEGC 1889): macrocarpa fir hazards, sub-surface drainage, and dress code?

Founded in 1889 by British Gordon Highlanders soldiers, the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club (NEGC) is one of the oldest golf clubs in Asia (par 70, 6,070 yards at 1,868m elevation). The course features narrow fairways lined with mature Cupressus macrocarpa firs, towering eucalyptus, and imported gorse bushes. The natural water hazard is the Thalagala Oya river, which meanders across 14 holes; granite-faced drainage conduits installed by colonial engineers prevent fairways from waterlogging during monsoon downpours. Strict clubhouse etiquette requires collared shirts, tailored trousers, and soft-spike golf shoes.