New Delhi: Grand slam winner Rory McIlroy has confirmed his participation within the $4 million DP World India Championship, as he tees it up within the nation for the primary time in his illustrious profession.
The 2025 Masters Event champion confirmed his standing as a world {golfing} icon when he accomplished the profession grand slam in memorable style in April, including the Inexperienced Jacket to his 4 earlier Main victories on the 2011 U.S. Open, the US PGA Championship in 2012 and 2014 and The Open in 2014.
The reigning Race to Dubai champion is ready to convey star energy to the inaugural DP World India Championship, happening at Delhi Golf Membership from October 16-19, 2025.
World good logistics supplier DP World and the DP World Tour launched the DP World India Championship this season. Co-sanctioned with the Skilled Golf Tour of India (PGTI), the $4 million match options the most important prize fund ever supplied for a DP World Tour occasion in India, with an thrilling discipline set to assemble in Delhi.
McIlroy stated: “I’m excited to not solely tee it up in India for the primary time but additionally go to a rustic that I’ve all the time needed to discover.
“I’m proud to play within the inaugural DP World India Championship. I’ve all the time loved enjoying a world schedule and as I’ve beforehand stated, there may be super potential to develop golf additional within the nation. This can be a nice alternative, and I can’t wait to play in entrance of Indian golf followers.”
Mr. Kapil Dev, President, PGTI, stated, “Following within the footsteps of {golfing} greats equivalent to Tiger Woods, Payne Stewart, Ernie Els and Bryson DeChambeau, the legendary Rory McIlroy’s arrival in India is a landmark second for golf within the nation. A real world ambassador for golf, Rory’s presence on the DP World India Championship will encourage numerous younger Indians to take up the game.”
The DP World India Championship underscores India’s rising affect as a vacation spot for elite golf and as a strategic marketplace for DP World. The announcement follows the success of the 2025 Hero Indian Open, gained by Eugenio Chacarra, and additional boosts the Tour’s momentum within the area.
Because the Tour’s title companion since 2022, DP World is reaffirming its dedication to golf with this new match. It enhances its broader sporting footprint in India, which incorporates partnerships with the Delhi Capitals, and grassroots programmes just like the Second Life Container initiative and ‘Balls for Birdies’ marketing campaign – each of which contain DP World donating golf balls, utilizing its good logistics community, to assist develop the sport and make it extra accessible.
Yuvraj Narayan, Group Deputy CEO and Chief Monetary Officer, DP World stated, “We’re delighted to welcome Rory McIlroy to the DP World India Championship. Having a participant of his calibre underscores the dedication each we and the DP World Tour should the success of this match.
“India is among the world’s quickest rising economies, and DP World is dedicated to partnering India’s progress story with best-in-class infrastructure, experience in world commerce, and now, world-class sport. By bringing again the DP World Tour to India with the inaugural DP World India Championship, we’re showcasing Delhi on the worldwide sporting stage and making a platform to encourage the following era of expertise. Rory will seize world consideration, improve participation and place India as a premier vacation spot for golf.
“Our mission to help the expansion of golf from the grassroots stays central to our world golf imaginative and prescient, and internet hosting a world icon like Rory in India is a proud milestone in that journey.”
The DP World India Championship would be the eighth of 9 occasions within the ‘Again 9’ part of the 2025 Race to Dubai, constructing in direction of the season-ending DP World Tour Play-Offs and culminating within the DP World Tour Championship in November at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai.
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