Iconic hole No. 14 at Delhi Golf Club
The Delhi Golf Club has long been known as the cradle of Indian golf. From 1964 to 1996, the Indian Open was held every alternate year between DGC and the Royal Calcutta Golf Club. The club has played host to the 1982 Asian Games golf event famously won by the Indian team. DGC has also nurtured most of the big names of Indian golf and was the torch bearer with its junior golf programmes starting in 1988 which became the model for all other clubs around the country. The club has held the All India Amateur for men, ladies and juniors on numerous occasions as well as innumerable Northern India championships for men and women.
And now with the pandemic having interrupted international pro golf in India since late 2019, it’s only fitting that big time golf returns to India at The Delhi Golf Club, after a break of 1,243 days. The renovated Lodhi Course will bring a new challenge to those otherwise familiar with the legendary city centre venue unique in the world of golf due to its ancient monuments dotting the course, and its amazing flora and fauna underlined by the thousands of graceful peacocks visible everywhere.
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“The DGC Open is a new tournament, on a newly renovated Gary Player Design course and in many respects represents a new start for everyone involved,” said Manjit Singh, President, The Delhi Golf Club. “It is an exciting opportunity for The Delhi Golf Club to play a key role in the return of international tournament golf to India. We feel it is extremely important that we set the wheels in motion to restore tournament golf in India and help the game we are all so passionate about. “
With The DGC Open presented by Mastercard, there is little doubt that a new chapter has begun in the history of the club and of Indian golf.