Rory McIlroy returns to motion for the primary time since Workforce Europe’s historic Ryder Cup success at this week’s inaugural DP World India Championship, dwell on Sky Sports activities.
McIlroy headlines a robust area for the brand new occasion, co-sanctioned between the DP World Tour and the Skilled Golf Tour of India (PGTI), three weeks on from enjoying a key function in Europe’s spectacular 15-13 victory over Workforce USA at Bethpage Black.
The world No 2 contributed 3.5 factors for Europe of their profitable title defence, the primary away win for both workforce since 2012, with McIlroy now joined in India by three of his Ryder Cup teammates and victorious captain Luke Donald.
Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland and Shane Lowry all additionally function, whereas Donald tees it up after becoming a member of Tony Jacklin as the one European captain in historical past to win back-to-back Ryder Cups.
We take a better have a look at all it is advisable to know concerning the latest occasion on the DP World Tour schedule…
Who else is enjoying?
McIlroy is one in all 4 gamers from the world’s high 15 in motion, with former Open champion Brian Harman and two-time PGA Tour winner Ben Griffin – each a part of Workforce USA’s Ryder Cup workforce – additionally within the area.
Fellow American Michael Kim options, having received his breakthrough DP World Tour title in France final month, with former European Ryder Cup gamers Nicolas Colsaerts, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Ross Fisher, Andy Sullivan and Bernd Wiesberger are additionally concerned.
What’s at stake for McIlroy?
A dramatic play-off victory on the Amgen Irish Open boosted his hopes of a seventh Order of Benefit on the DP World Tour and third in a row, which would go away him inside one in all Colin Montgomerie’s report.
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Iona Stephen and Paul McGinley have a look at how Rory McIlroy eagled the 18th gap in regulation earlier than edging out Joakim Lagergren in a play-off on the Irish Open
He already has 4 worldwide wins throughout a memorable 2025, together with main glory at The Masters to finish the profession Grand Slam, with the Northern Irishman high of the Race to Dubai standings as soon as once more.
McIlroy’s lead has been lower to simply 393 factors after Marco Penge received the Open de Espana on Sunday, however this week’s occasion gives the prospect to revive a bigger benefit to take into subsequent month’s DP World Tour Play-Offs.
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Highlights from day 4 of the Open de Espana offered by Madrid, the place Marco Penge received his third occasion of the 12 months
The place is it being hosted?
The Lodhi Course on the historic Delhi Golf Membership hosts this week’s occasion, the primary time it has been used on the DP World Tour for the reason that 2016 Hero Indian Open.
The course has been redesigned and used for a number of Asian Tour occasions since, with the par-72 format a parkland-style golf course described as having “dense vegetation that borders every hole”.
What’s the prize cash on supply?
The event has a complete of $4 million (£3.01 million) on supply – the most important prize fund ever provided for a DP World Tour occasion in India.
The person prize breakdown has but to be confirmed, whereas the winner will get 835 Race to Dubai rating factors.
The champion additionally receives the Lotus Trophy, constructed from crystal and having two symbols of India – the Taj Mahal and the lotus flower – inside its design.
Who would be the first participant to win the Lotus Trophy?
Why else is that this week necessary?
The DP World India Championship is the penultimate occasion of the ‘Again 9’ schedule on the DP World Tour, making it one in all two tournaments left for gamers to both prolong their season or safe their enjoying privileges for subsequent 12 months.
Solely the highest 110 within the Race to Dubai rankings after subsequent week’s Genesis Championship in South Korea will assure they preserve their DP World Tour card for one more 12 months, whereas the highest 70 within the standings after the 2 occasions will qualify for the season-ending Play-Offs.
The highest 70 gamers at that stage get to function within the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship from November 6-9, earlier than the highest 50 obtainable gamers – after that week – progress to the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai from November 13-16.
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Highlights from the ultimate spherical of the 2024 DP World Tour Championship, the place Rory McIlroy impressed
How can I watch dwell on Sky Sports activities?
There may be prolonged dwell protection from all 4 rounds of the DP World India Championship, with protection getting beneath method at 6.30am on Thursday and seven.30am for Friday’s second spherical on Sky Sports activities Golf.
Saturday’s motion begins at 7.30am on Sky Sports activities Principal Occasion earlier than becoming a member of Sky Sports activities Golf at 8am, following the conclusion of the third spherical of the LPGA Tour’s BMW Girls Championship, whereas Sunday’s protection begins at 7.30am on Sky Sports activities Golf.
All 4 rounds of the BMW Girls Championship are additionally dwell from 4am every day on Sky Sports activities Golf, with the St Andrews Hyperlinks Collegiate – a college golf occasion held on the Previous Course at St Andrews – is dwell from 2pm every day from Monday to Wednesday.
Who will win the DP World India Championship? Watch all through the week dwell on Sky Sports activities. Reside protection begins on Thursday from 6.30am on Sky Sports activities Golf
