The DGC Open: Viraj Madappa will also be among the leading contenders this week as he won the first professional event that was staged on the re-done Gary Player designed course, the TATA Steel PGTI MP Cup 2021 (Picture: Asian Tour)
The DGC Open: Khalin Joshi, would be among the names to watch out this week as he won the last Asian Tour event, the Panasonic Open, at the Delhi Golf Club in 2018, before the course was renovated (Picture: Asian Tour)
(L - R) Unho Park, Sr Manager, Tour & Player Affairs, Asian Tour; Maj Gen Anil P Dere (Retd), Captain, DGC; Gary Player; Manjit Singh, President, DGC; Manasi Narasimhan, VP & Head, Marketing & Comm, South Asia, Mastercard; U S Mundy, CEO, PGTI pose with The DGC Open trophy (Pic: Asian Tour)
The DGC Open: Yuvraj Singh Sandhu is expected to be in the mix this week following his win at the last PGTI event
The DGC Open: Gaganjeet Bhullar, fresh from a top-5 finish on the Asian Tour recently, will be among the names to look out for this week
The DGC Open: Veer Ahlawat struck a 68 to be tied third in Round 1 (Picture: Asian Tour)
The DGC Open: Shankar Das took a share of the first round lead with a five-under 67 (Picture: Asian Tour)
The DGC Open: Gaganjeet Bhullar was tied fourth after Day 2, he made five straight birdies during his second round of 66 (Picture: Asian Tour)
The DGC Open: Ajeetesh Sandhu's 68 placed him second at the halfway stage (Picture: Asian Tour)
The DGC Open: Veer Ahlawat fired a flawless five-under 67 to take a two-shot lead in Round 2 (Picture: Asian Tour)
The DGC Open: Gaganjeet Bhullar also shot a third round of 73 to be placed fourth, four off the lead (Picture: Asian Tour)
The DGC Open: Ajeetesh Sandhu braved the conditions on a tough third day with a 73 to be placed second, two behind the leader Nitithorn Thippong (Picture: Asian Tour)
The DGC Open: Thailand's Danthai Boonma set the course record with his eight-under 64 in the last round, he finished tied 10th
The DGC Open: Yuvraj Singh Sandhu, playing only his second event on the Asian Tour, posted a 67, the best score among the Indians on Day 4, to finish tied sixth along with compatriots Shiv Kapur and Veer Ahlawat (Picture: Asian Tour)
The DGC Open: Gaganjeet Bhullar took fourth place following his last round of 72, he was the second Indian in the top-5 (Picture: Asian Tour)
The DGC Open: Ajeetesh Sandhu claimed a runner-up finish after losing out in the playoff; He shot a 71 in Round 4 (Picture: Asian Tour)
The DGC Open: Nitithorn Thippong, who shot a final round of 73, prevailed in a playoff against Ajeetesh Sandhu to win his maiden Asian Tour title (Picture: Asian Tour)
The DGC Open: Thailand's Nitithorn Thippong poses with trophy of The DGC Open presented by Mastercard (Picture: Asian Tour)