Indian Open (golf)

For women's tournament, see Women's Indian Open.

The Indian Open, titled for sponsorship reasons as the Hero Indian Open since 2011, is the national open golf championship of India, organised by the Indian Golf Union. Founded in 1964, it was added to the Asia Golf Circuit schedule in 1970. In 1998 it became an event on the rival Omega Tour (known as the Asian Tour since 2004). Since 2015, it has also been co-sanctioned by the European Tour.

Hero Indian Open

Tournament information
Location	New Delhi, India
Established	1964
Course(s)	DLF Golf and Country Club
Par	72
Length	7,416 yards (6,781 m)
Tour(s)	European Tour Asian Tour Asia Golf Circuit Professional Golf Tour of India
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$2,250,000
Month played	March
Tournament record score
Aggregate	268 David Gleeson (2011)
To par	−20 as above
Current champion
Keita Nakajima
Location map
DLF G&CC Location in India Show map of India DLF G&CC Location in Haryana Show map of Haryana

From 1964 until 2000, the tournament was held exclusively at either Delhi Golf Club or Royal Calcutta Golf Club. Since then it has been held at Classic Golf Resort in 2000 and 2001, Karnataka Golf Association in 2012, and DLF Golf and Country Club in 2009 and since 2017; all other editions have been held at Delhi Golf Club.

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.^{[citation needed]} 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;^[3] it had been an "associate event" on the circuit in 1967 and 1968.^[4][5] As a result of joining the tour, the field increased in strength with notable winners including 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.

No events took place in 2020, 2021 and 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Venues

The following venues have been used since the founding of the Indian Open in 1964.

Venue	Location	First	Last	Times
Delhi Golf Club	Delhi	1964	2016	30
Royal Calcutta Golf Club	Kolkata	1965	1999	19
Classic Golf Resort	Delhi	2000	2001	2
DLF Golf and Country Club	Gurgaon	2009	2019	4
Karnataka Golf Association	Karnataka	2012	2012	1

Winners

Year	Tour(s)[a]	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue	Ref.
Hero Indian Open
2024	EUR, PGTI	Keita Nakajima	271	−17	4 strokes	Veer Ahlawat Sebastian Söderberg Johannes Veerman	DLF	[6]
2023	EUR, PGTI	Marcel Siem	274	−14	1 stroke	Yannik Paul	DLF	[7]
2022	EUR	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic						[8]
2021	ASA, EUR							[9]
2020	ASA, EUR							[10]
2019	ASA, EUR	Stephen Gallacher	279	−9	1 stroke	Masahiro Kawamura	DLF
2018	ASA, EUR	Matt Wallace	277	−11	Playoff[b]	Andrew Johnston	DLF
2017	ASA, EUR	Shiv Chawrasia (2)	278	−10	7 strokes	Gavin Green	DLF
2016	ASA, EUR	Shiv Chawrasia	273	−15	2 strokes	Anirban Lahiri Wang Jeung-hun	Delhi
2015	ASA, EUR	Anirban Lahiri	277	−7	Playoff[c]	Shiv Chawrasia	Delhi
2014: No tournament due to scheduling changes (November to February)								[11]
2013	ASA	Siddikur Rahman	274	−14	1 stroke	Anirban Lahiri Shiv Chawrasia	Delhi	[12]
2012	ASA	Thaworn Wiratchant (2)	270	−14	Playoff[d]	Richie Ramsay	Karnataka	[13]
2011	ASA	David Gleeson	268	−20	3 strokes	Chiragh Kumar	Delhi	[14]
Hero Honda Indian Open
2010	ASA	Rikard Karlberg	277	−11	2 strokes	Baek Seuk-hyun	Delhi	[15]
2009	ASA	Chinnaswamy Muniyappa	276	−12	Playoff[e]	Lee Sung	DLF
2008	ASA	Liang Wenchong	272	−16	1 stroke	Darren Beck	Delhi
2007	ASA	Jyoti Randhawa (3)	275	−13	3 strokes	Chang Tse-peng	Delhi
2006	ASA	Jyoti Randhawa (2)	270	−18	Playoff[f]	Shiv Chawrasia Vijay Kumar	Delhi
2005	ASA	Thaworn Wiratchant	272	−16	2 strokes	Gaurav Ghei	Delhi
Royal Challenge Indian Open
2004	ASA	Mardan Mamat	270	−18	5 strokes	Pablo del Olmo	Delhi
2003	ASA	Mike Cunning	270	−18	5 strokes	Rick Gibson	Delhi
2002	ASA	Vijay Kumar	275	−13	2 strokes	Rick Gibson	Delhi	[16]
Wills Indian Open
2001	ASA	Thongchai Jaidee	271	−17	1 stroke	Ross Bain	Classic
2000	ASA	Jyoti Randhawa	273	−15	Playoff[g]	Sammy Daniels	Classic
1999	ASA	Arjun Atwal	276	−12	4 strokes	Shiv Chawrasia Kang Wook-soon Prayad Marksaeng	Royal Calcutta
Classic Indian Open
1998	ASA	Feroz Ali Mollah	274	−14	5 strokes	Dean Wilson	Royal Calcutta
1997	AGC	Ed Fryatt	272	−16	6 strokes	Gary Rusnak	Royal Calcutta	[17]
1996	AGC	Hidezumi Shirakata	277	−11	3 strokes	Basad Ali Daniel Chopra Jyoti Randhawa	Royal Calcutta	[18]
1995	AGC	Jim Rutledge	280	−8	4 strokes	Daniel Chopra Bob May	Delhi	[19]
1994	AGC	Emlyn Aubrey	285	−3	1 stroke	Brandt Jobe	Royal Calcutta	[20]
Wills Indian Open
1993	AGC	Ali Sher (2)	288	E	1 stroke	Feroz Ali Mollah	Delhi	[21]
1992	AGC	Stewart Ginn	284	−4	2 strokes	Aaron Meeks	Royal Calcutta	[22]
1991	AGC	Ali Sher	283	−5	1 stroke	Todd Hamilton Wang Ter-chang	Delhi	[23]
1990	AGC	Andrew Debusk	288	−4	6 strokes	Carlos Espinosa	Royal Calcutta	[24]
1989	AGC	Rémi Bouchard	279	−9	1 stroke	Carlos Espinosa	Delhi	[25]
Charminar Challenge Indian Open
1988	AGC	Lu Chien-soon	281	−11	5 strokes	Kirk Triplett	Royal Calcutta	[26]
1987	AGC	Brian Tennyson	280	−8	3 strokes	Mike Cunning Jim Hallet	Delhi	[27]
1986	AGC	Lu Hsi-chuen	279	−13	2 strokes	Lu Chien-soon	Royal Calcutta	[28]
Indian Open
1985	AGC	Tony Grimes	279	−9	4 strokes	Rodger Davis	Delhi	[29]
1984	AGC	Rafael Alarcón	279	−13	3 strokes	Richard Cromwell Lai Chung-jen	Royal Calcutta	[30]
1983	AGC	Junichi Takahashi	285	−3	Playoff[h]	Hsieh Yu-shu Bob Tway	Delhi	[31]
1982	AGC	Hsu Sheng-san	277	−15	3 strokes	Ikuo Shirahama	Royal Calcutta	[32]
1981	AGC	Payne Stewart	284	−4	4 strokes	Ho Ming-chung Hsu Sheng-san	Delhi	[33]
1980	AGC	Kurt Cox	286	−6	4 strokes	Mya Aye Liao Kuo-chih	Royal Calcutta	[34]
1979	AGC	Gaylord Burrows	284	−4	1 stroke	Hsu Chi-san	Delhi	[35]
1978	AGC	Bill Brask	284	−8	4 strokes	Stewart Ginn Brian Jones Kuo Chie-Hsiung	Royal Calcutta	[36]
1977	AGC	Brian Jones (2)	284	−4	1 stroke	Mya Aye Yoshikazu Hayashi Peter Thomson	Delhi	[37]
1976	AGC	Peter Thomson (3)	288	−4	1 stroke	Brian Jones	Royal Calcutta	[38] [39]
1975	AGC	Ted Ball	282	−10	Playoff[i]	Kuo Chie-Hsiung	Delhi	[40]
1974	AGC	Kuo Chie-Hsiung	287	−5	2 strokes	Mya Aye Brian Jones Don Klenk	Royal Calcutta	[41]
1973	AGC	Graham Marsh (2)	280	−12	3 strokes	Stewart Ginn	Delhi	[42]
1972	AGC	Brian Jones	282	−10	2 strokes	Ben Arda Peter Thomson	Delhi	[43]
1971	AGC	Graham Marsh	275	−17	1 stroke	David Graham	Delhi	[44]
1970	AGC	Chen Chien-Chung	279	−13	8 strokes	Hsieh Min-Nan Koichi Ono	Royal Calcutta	[45]
1969	AGC[j]	Ben Arda	291	−1	7 strokes	Shadi Lal Raj Kumar Pitamber (a)	Royal Calcutta	[46]
1968	AGC[j]	Kenji Hosoishi (2)	285	−7	2 strokes	Stan Peach	Delhi	[47]
1967	FEC[j]	Kenji Hosoishi	287	−5	Playoff[k]	Malcolm Gregson	Royal Calcutta	[48]
1966		Peter Thomson (2)	284		6 strokes	P. G. Sethi (a) Guy Wolstenholme	Delhi	[49]
1965		P. G. Sethi (a)	282		7 strokes	Guy Wolstenholme	Royal Calcutta	[2]
1964		Peter Thomson	292		4 strokes	Ralph Moffitt	Delhi	[1]

Source:^[50]

See also

• Open golf tournament

Notes

1. AGC/FEC − Asia Golf Circuit/Far East Circuit; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
2. Wallace won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
3. Lahiri won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
4. Wiratchant won with a bogey on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
5. Muniyappa won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
6. Randhawa won with a birdie on second hole of a sudden-death playoff; Kumar was eliminated on the first extra hole.
7. Randhawa won with a par on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
8. Takahashi won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff; all three players made par on the first extra hole.
9. Ball won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
10. Between 1967 and 1969 the event was sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, however it was an unofficial money event; therefore the win is considered unofficial on that tour.
11. Hosoishi won on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.

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External links

• Coverage on the European Tour's official site

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