DP World Tour returns to India with record $4 million championship

Dubai: The DP World Tour is returning to India with the launch of the DP World India Championship, which boasts a record $4 million prize purse — the largest in the country’s golfing history.

Set to take place at the iconic Delhi Golf Club from October 16–19, the event is co-sanctioned with the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) and forms part of the ‘Back 9’ of the 2025 Race to Dubai — the second phase of the season following the ‘Global Swings’.

The tournament further highlights India’s growing presence on the global golfing stage and reflects DP World’s long-term commitment to the region. It comes on the back of the successful 2025 Hero Indian Open, won by Eugenio Chacarra, and adds momentum to the sport’s development across South Asia.

This will also be the Tour’s first return to the iconic Delhi Golf Club — the course interwoven with 500-year-old Lodhi-era monuments — since 2016. Established in the 1930s, the Lodhi Championship Course hosted the first-ever Indian Open in 1964. It was redesigned by Peter Thomson in 1977 and underwent further upgrades by Gary Player Design in 2019.

As the Tour’s title partner since 2022, DP World continues to expand its sporting involvement in India. Alongside this tournament, the company supports initiatives such as partnerships with the Delhi Capitals and grassroots programmes like ‘Second Life’ containers and the ‘Balls for Birdies’ campaign.

Cricket legend Kapil Dev, President of the PGTI, welcomed the announcement, calling the event “a landmark moment for Indian golf” that gives local professionals the chance to compete against the best in the world.

“A world-class field vying for a record prize purse... makes for a spectacle for Indian golf fans,” he said.

The DP World India Championship will be the eighth of nine events in the ‘Back 9’ of the 2025 Race to Dubai, leading up to the season-ending DP World Tour Play-Offs and the grand finale at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai.