Indian Open (golf)
The Indian Open, known as the Hero Indian Open due to sponsorship, is a golf tournament on the Asian Tour that is currently held at the DLF Golf and Country Club. It became a European Tour co-sanctioned event in 2015.
Tournament information | |
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Location | New Delhi, India |
Established | 1964 |
Course(s) | DLF Golf and Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,379 yards (6,747 m) |
Tour(s) | Asian Tour European Tour (2015–) |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$1,750,000 |
Month played | March |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 268 David Gleeson (2011) |
Current champion | |
History
The inaugural event was held in February 1964. Peter Thomson beat Ralph Moffitt by four strokes.[1] Thomson was the inspiration behind the event. He used to stop off in India while travelling worldwide to play and soon realised the potential for golf and that the best way to promote it would be an international tournament. It was this insight that persuaded the Indian Golf Union to establish the Indian Open. Thompson continued to play in the event and won again in 1966 and 1976. His three wins was equalled by Jyoti Randhawa in 2007.
The second event in 1965 was won by Indian amateur Prem Gopal (Billoo) Sethi, who beat Guy Wolstenholme by seven strokes.[2] Sethi still remains the only amateur winner. It was not until 1991, when Ali Sher became champion, that India had another winner.
In 1970 the Indian Open became part of the Asia Golf Circuit and as a result the field increased in strength with notable winners such as three time major champion Payne Stewart.
There have been a number of sponsors over the years, with Hero Honda Motors Ltd taking over sponsorship in 2005. The prize fund for 2017 was US$1.75 million.
Winners
- As a European Tour co-sanctioned event
Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | First prize (US$) | |
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Asian | Euro | ||||||||
Hero Indian Open | |||||||||
2019 | 2019 | Stephen Gallacher | DLF G&CC | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | 291,660 | ||
2018 | 2018 | Matt Wallace | DLF G&CC | 277 | −11 | Playoff | 291,660 | ||
2017 | 2017 | Shiv Chawrasia (2) | DLF G&CC | 278 | −10 | 7 strokes | 291,660 | ||
2016 | 2016 | Shiv Chawrasia | Delhi GC | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | 275,000 | ||
2015 | 2015 | Anirban Lahiri | Delhi GC | 277 | −7 | Playoff | 250,000 |
- Prior to European Tour co-sanctioning
Year | Winner | Country | Score | Venue | First prize (US$) |
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Hero Indian Open | |||||
2014 | Tournament cancelled | ||||
2013 | Siddikur Rahman | 274 | Delhi Golf Club | 225,000 | |
2012 | Thaworn Wiratchant (2) | 270 | Karnataka Golf Association | 198,125 | |
2011 | David Gleeson | 268 | Delhi Golf Club | 198,125 | |
Hero Honda Indian Open | |||||
2010 | Rikard Karlberg | 277 | Delhi Golf Club | 198,125 | |
2009 | Chinnaswamy Muniyappa | 276 | DLF Golf and Country Club | 198,125 | |
2008 | Liang Wen-Chong | 272 | Delhi Golf Club | 158,500 | |
2007 | Jyoti Randhawa (3) | 275 | Delhi Golf Club | 79,250 | |
2006 | Jyoti Randhawa (2) | 270 | Delhi Golf Club | 63,400 | |
2005 | Thaworn Wiratchant | 272 | Delhi Golf Club | 47,250 | |
Royal Challenge Indian Open | |||||
2004 | Mardan Mamat | 270 | Delhi Golf Club | 50,000 | |
2003 | Mike Cunning | 270 | Delhi Golf Club | 50,000 | |
2002 | Vijay Kumar | 275 | Delhi Golf Club | 50,000 | |
Wills Indian Open | |||||
2001 | Thongchai Jaidee | 271 | Classic Golf Resort, Gurgaon | 50,010 | |
2000 | Jyoti Randhawa | 273 | Classic Golf Resort, Gurgaon | 50,010 | |
1999 | Arjun Atwal | 276 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | 50,010 | |
Classic Indian Open | |||||
1998 | Firoz Ali | 274 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | ||
1997 | Ed Fryatt | 272 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | ||
Indian Open | |||||
1996 | Hidezumi Shirakata | 277 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | ||
1995 | Jim Rutledge | 280 | Delhi Golf Club | ||
1994 | Emlyn Aubrey | 285 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | ||
1993 | Ali Sher (2) | 288 | Delhi Golf Club | ||
1992 | Stewart Ginn | 284 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | ||
1991 | Ali Sher | 283 | Delhi Golf Club | 24,990 | |
1990 | Andrew Debusk | 288 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | 19,992 | |
1989 | Rémi Bouchard | 279 | Delhi Golf Club | 19,992 | |
1988 | Lu Chien-soon | 281 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | 16,660 | |
1987 | Brian Tennyson | 280 | Delhi Golf Club | ||
1986 | Lu Hsi-chuen | 279 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | ||
1985 | Tony Grimes | 279 | Delhi Golf Club | ||
1984 | Rafael Alarcon | 279 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | 16,660 | |
1983 | Junichi Takahashi | 285 | Delhi Golf Club | 12,495 | |
1982 | Hsu Sheng-san | 277 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | 12,995 | |
1981 | Payne Stewart | 284 | Delhi Golf Club | ||
1980 | Kurt Cox | 286 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | ||
1979 | Gaylord Burrows | 284 | Delhi Golf Club | 5,225 | |
1978 | Bill Brask | 284 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | 4,085 | |
1977 | Brian Jones (2) | 284 | Delhi Golf Club | ||
1976 | Peter Thomson (3) | 288 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | ||
1975 | Ted Ball | 282 | Delhi Golf Club | ||
1974 | Kuo Chie-Hsiung | 287 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | ||
1973 | Graham Marsh (2) | 280 | Delhi Golf Club | ||
1972 | Brian Jones | 282 | Delhi Golf Club | ||
1971 | Graham Marsh | 275 | Delhi Golf Club | ||
1970 | Chen Chien Chung | 279 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | ||
1969 | Ben Arda | 291 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | ||
1968 | Kenji Hosoishi (2) | 285 | Delhi Golf Club | ||
1967 | Kenji Hosoishi | 287 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | ||
1966 | Peter Thomson (2) | 284 | Delhi Golf Club | ||
1965 | P. G. Sethi (amateur) | 282 | Royal Calcutta Golf Club | ||
1964 | Peter Thomson | 292 | Delhi Golf Club |
References
- "Title for Thomson". The Glasgow Herald. 17 February 1964. p. 8.
- "Sethi Indian Champion". The Glasgow Herald. 15 February 1965. p. 4.
- https://indiangolfunion.org/previous-results-of-the-indian-open-golf-championship/