McIlroy Headlines Inaugural DP World India Championship at Delhi Golf Club This Week
The new stop offers a $4 million purse with 5,000 Race to Dubai points on the tight Lodhi Course.
Overview
- The tournament runs October 16–19 in New Delhi, with play starting at 3:30am UK time and live coverage on Sky Sports Golf from 7:30am.
- Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland and Shane Lowry join Team Europe captain Luke Donald in a standout field.
- Twenty-six Indian players are entered, including Shubhankar Sharma and Anirban Lahiri, alongside PGA Tour names Ben Griffin, Brian Harman and Michael Kim.
- McIlroy has arrived in India and said he is excited for his first start in the country as he extends his Race to Dubai lead in pursuit of a seventh season title.
- The event marks India’s second DP World Tour stop of 2025 after the Hero Indian Open, the first year with two tournaments in the country since 2008.