The Hero Indian Open is scheduled to happen at Gurugram's DLF Golf & Country Club.
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The upcoming Hero Indian Open is set to be a grand affair with 18 past champions and global golf sensations from the DP World Tour joining the fray for the staggering $2.25 million prize pool. Taking place at the prestigious DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurugram from March 28 to 31, the tournament will showcase 144 competitors.
The victor of the Hero Indian Open is poised to earn a handsome $382,500, while the second and third places will receive $247,500 and $141,750, respectively. Among the notable figures confirming attendance is the esteemed Matteo Manassero, who recently snapped a decade-long drought with his fifth DP World Tour victory at the Jonsson Workwear Open in South Africa.
He’ll be lining up alongside accomplished peers such as Rasmus Hojgaard and the celebrated former Ryder Cup participant, Nicolas Colsaerts. The event will highlight India’s own Anirban Lahiri, the 2015 Hero Indian Open winner, and Shubhankar Sharma, a two-time tour champion. In the mix is also Dutch golfer Darius Van Driel, celebrated for his first DP World Tour triumph at the Magical Kenya Open and previous accomplishments in Europe’s Alps and Challenge Tours.
The remarkable 2023 line-up includes at least seven victors, featuring Rasmus Hojgaard’s Made in Himmerland triumph and last season’s stars like England’s Todd Clements and Dale Whitnell, New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier, Sweden’s Simon Forsstrom, as well as England’s Daniel Gavins and Matthew Baldwin.
Also set to appear are 2022 winners like England’s Matthew Jordan, Germany’s Yannik Paul, Italy’s Guido Migliozzi, Germany’s Max Kieffer, England’s Callum Shinkwin, Spain’s Adri Arnaus, Scotland’s Ewen Ferguson, China’s Wu Ashun, and Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat. Adding to the excitement is New Zealand’s emerging talent Kazumi Kobori, who at merely 22 years old, boasts four wins in the PGA Tour of Australasia, three secured in 2024 alone.
Marking its 57th edition, the Hero Indian Open, part of the Asian Tour, promises even greater rewards for the season’s Swing Champion. It represents the second of five Asian Swing events in the reimagined 2024 Race to Dubai, ensuring a thrilling contest of skill and prowess. Former champion and acclaimed golfer Anirban Lahiri is gearing up for a comeback at the prestigious Hero Indian Open, India’s foremost golf tournament.
Lahiri, who seized the trophy back in 2015, returns after a hiatus since the 2019 event, as the tournament resumes in 2023 following a three-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now 36 years old and playing on the LIV Golf Tour, Lahiri missed the tournament’s last iteration. However, he has secured permission from the European Tour to join this year’s marquee golf event in India.
The upcoming 57th Indian Open marks the second in a series of five tournaments that constitute the Asian Swing, contributing to the revamped 2024 Race to Dubai. Lahiri will be in the company of other notable players such as Shiv Kapur, three-time DP World Tour victor Nicolas Colsaerts from Belgium, and up-and-coming star Kazumi Kobori from New Zealand. The event’s roster is not yet final, with entries still being accepted.
The Hero Indian Open, named for its sponsor in 2011, is India’s foremost golf tournament and is overseen by the Indian Golf Union. Established in 1964, this championship joined the Asia Golf Circuit in 1970 and later became part of the Asian Tour, previously the Omega Tour, in 1998. Since 2015, the European Tour has cosponsored the event.
For many years, the venue alternated between the Delhi Golf Club and the Royal Calcutta Golf Club until 2000. Subsequently, it moved to the Classic Golf Resort for two years, the Karnataka Golf Association in 2012, and the DLF Golf and Country Club in 2009 and from 2017 onwards. The Delhi Golf Club has hosted all other editions. Peter Thomson, whose victory over Ralph Moffitt by four strokes marked the beginning of the tournament in February 1964, was pivotal to the event’s creation.
Recognizing India’s golfing possibilities during his international travels, he suggested founding an international tournament. Thanks to Thomson’s vision, the Indian Open took root, with him securing wins in 1966 and 1976, a record later matched by Jyoti Randhawa in 2007. In 1965, Prem Gopal ‘Billoo’ Sethi, an Indian amateur, triumphed with a seven-stroke lead over Guy Wolstenholme, remaining the event’s sole amateur victor. Another Indian, Ali Sher, didn’t clinch the title until 1991.
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