"This includes the three major golf courses in Kashmir, Srinagar, Pahalgam and Gulmarg as well as the golf course at Sidra in Jammu. This tournament is an important milestone in putting Kashmir, particularly the Royal Springs Golf Course, back on India's golf map," he said. Replying to a question on golf tourism, Omar said Kashmir had been a major golf destination long before recent years. Before militancy began in the 1980s, some of the biggest golf tournaments in the country were organised in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in Kashmir. Responding to a question on the recent killing of civilians in south Kashmir, CM Omar described the incident as "deeply tragic."