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Sharma, Lahiri Lead Indian Charge at DP World India Championship
A big golf tournament called the DP World India Championship is coming to India.
Two of India's finest golfers, Shubhankar Sharma and Anirban Lahiri, will play in it.
They will compete at the Delhi Golf Club in New Delhi, a famous and historic course.
The tournament lasts four days, from October 15 to 18, and the prize money is USD 4 million.
Many of the world's best golfers, including Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood, will join them.
Shubhankar won his first big DP World Tour event when he was just 21 years old.
He has also played golf for India at the Olympic Games.
Anirban has won 18 international golf tournaments in his career.
The event is part of a special series of tournaments called the Race to Dubai.
For both players, playing at home in front of Indian fans makes it extra special.
Shubhankar Sharma and Anirban Lahiri will lead the Indian challenge at the second edition of the DP World India Championship.
The USD 4 million event runs October 15-18 at Delhi Golf Club and is the eighth of nine Back 9 tournaments in the 2026 Race to Dubai.
The elite field includes Rory McIlroy, newly crowned Open champion Ryan Fox, Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Luke Donald, Viktor Hovland, and defending champion Tommy Fleetwood.
Sharma, 30, won the Joburg Open at age 21 to become the youngest Indian winner on the DP World Tour and has six PGTI titles.
Lahiri's 18 international victories include the 2015 Indian Open, won in a playoff against S.S.P. Chawrasia.
- Who
- Indian golfers Shubhankar Sharma and Anirban Lahiri, facing a world-class field led by Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Ryan Fox and others
- What
- The second edition of the DP World India Championship, a USD 4 million golf tournament co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour and the PGTI
- Where
- Delhi Golf Club, New Delhi, India
- When
- October 15-18, as part of the 2026 Race to Dubai season
- Why
- It is a key Back 9 stop in the 2026 Race to Dubai that showcases golf's growth in India and lets home stars compete before local fans
Key facts
- Event
- DP World India Championship (second edition)
- Dates
- October 15-18
- Venue
- Delhi Golf Club, New Delhi
- Prize fund
- USD 4,000,000
- Sanctioning bodies
- DP World Tour and Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI)
- Race to Dubai status
- Eighth of nine Back 9 events in the 2026 Race to Dubai
- Defending champion
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Notable facts
- Largest prize fund for a DP World Tour event in India; Lahiri was the first Indian to play in the Presidents Cup; Sharma and Lahiri have topped the Asian Tour Order of Merit
Quotes
Shubhankar Sharma
Indian professional golfer and two‑time DP World Tour winner
“"It was a very special to play in the inaugural DP World India Championship at Delhi Golf Club last season, and I’m very much looking forward to returning this October. Having such an incredible field coming back to India for the second edition of this tournament says a lot about the continued growth of the game in our country, and it provides a great platform for the many talented Indian players competing at the moment."”
rediff.com
thehansindia.com
“"It's always enjoyable to get the chance to play in India, so it's great to be involved in the second edition of the DP World India Championship. DGC is such an iconic venue and showed that last season, so we'll be aiming to put on a show for our home fans at this historic course."”
rediff.com
Sources
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