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DP World Tour and PGA TOUR winners Viktor Hovland and Ryan Fox are set to join the illustrious field gathering in Delhi for the second edition of the DP World India Championship from October 15-18, 2026.
Some of the best players in the world will once again tee it up at Delhi Golf Club in the highly-anticipated $4,000,000 event – with Hovland and Fox joining a trio of European Ryder Cup stars in defending champion Tommy Fleetwood, back-to-back Masters winner Rory McIlroy and Major champion Justin Rose.
Viktor Hovland. Douglas P. DeFelice
Hovland returns for his second appearance at the DP World India Championship, after finishing tied sixth on his debut last October.
The 28-year-old was the first player from Norway to win on both the DP World Tour and PGA TOUR, and the three-time Ryder Cup player was part of Europe’s historic back-to-back wins in Rome in 2023 and New York last September.
He said: “I really enjoyed the experience at the DP World India Championship last year. We had a lot of fun both on and off the golf course, and the welcome we received everywhere we went was incredible, so I can’t wait to get back to Delhi in October.”
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Four-time DP World Tour winner Fox will be making his professional debut in India when he tees it up at Delhi Golf Club this year. The New Zealander, who won twice on the PGA TOUR in 2025, is defending his RBC Canadian Open title this week.
Fox – who won the 2022 Seve Ballesteros Award after being voted Player of the Year by his fellow professionals on the DP World Tour – said: “I’m excited to play in India for the first time, and especially after hearing such great things about the DP World India Championship. It sounds like a fantastic event, played on an interesting, historic course, and I’m looking forward to everything about the week.”
Global smart logistics provider DP World and the DP World Tour launched the DP World India Championship in 2025. Co-sanctioned with the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), the tournament features the largest prize fund ever offered for a DP World Tour event in India and will once again take its place as part of the crucial Back 9 phase of the Race to Dubai.
“India remains one of DP World’s most strategic markets, and we continue to deepen our commitment through sustained investment in world-class logistics and trade infrastructure that supports the country’s growth ambitions. Our integrated network today handles nearly a quarter of India’s EXIM container volumes, and the upcoming mega container terminal at Tuna-Tekra will further strengthen India’s global trade connectivity while unlocking new opportunities for our customers and partners.
“The DP World India Championship embodies that same commitment to excellence and global ambition. By bringing world-class players such as Ryan Fox and Viktor Hovland to Delhi this October, we are raising the tournament’s profile, accelerating the growth of golf in India, and cementing the Championship’s place as a standout event on the international sporting calendar,” said Hemant Kumar Ruia, Country Manager, (India) Subcontinent, DP World.
The launch of the second edition of the DP World India Championship underscores India’s growing influence as a destination for elite golf and as a strategic market for DP World. The new tournament follows the success of the long-running Hero Indian Open and further boosts the Tour’s momentum in the region.
As the Tour’s title partner since 2022, and after becoming the Title and Official Umbrella Partner of the PGTI earlier this year, the tournament complements DP World’s broader sporting footprint in India, which includes partnerships with the Delhi Capitals, and grassroots programmes like the Second Life Container initiative and ‘Balls for Birdies’ campaign – both of which involve DP World donating golf balls, using its smart logistics network, to help grow the game and make it more accessible.
The DP World India Championship will be the eighth of nine events in the Back 9 phase of the 2026 Race to Dubai, building towards the season-ending DP World Tour Play-Offs and culminating in the DP World Tour Championship in November at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai.
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