Hero Indian Open 2023* (PGTI & DP World Tour Joint-Sanctioned)
- Golf Course: DLF Golf & Country Club
- Venue: Gurugram
- Prize Money: US$ 20,00,000
- Start Date: 23-Feb-2023
- End Date: 26-Feb-2023
- Tour Format: Stroke Play
Shubhankar Sharma and Veer Ahlawat secured tied 13th place at totals of four-under 284 to finish as the best Indians at the US$2 million Hero Indian Open 2023 played at the DLF Golf and Country Club.
Germany’s Marcel Siem (69-70-67-68) won the tournament with a total of 14-under 274. Siem’s compatriot Yannik Paul (65-69-71-70), the leader for the first three days, finished one shot behind at 13-under 275 to take the runner-up spot.
Shubhankar Sharma (68-74-74-68), a two-time winner on the DP World Tour, produced a last round of four-under 68 to climb 15 spots from his overnight tied 28th. The 26-year-old Sharma made three birdies and two bogeys on his quiet...
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Veer Ahlawat posted a four-under 68 at his home course, the DLF Golf and Country Club, to emerge as the highest-placed Indian in tied fourth at five-under 211 in the penultimate round of the US$2 million Hero Indian Open 2023.
The six-foot-five-inch tall Veer (73-70-68), a two-time winner on the PGTI, jumped 15 spots from his overnight tied 19th as his third round featured five birdies and a bogey. The 26-year-old Ahlawat trails the leader Yannik Paul (65-69-71) of Germany by six shots.
Angad Cheema (68-71-73) in tied seventh at four-under 212 and Honey Baisoya (66-74-73) in tied 10th at three-under 213 were the other two Indians in the top-10 on day three. While Angad...
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Angad Cheema, carrying forward his consistent run from the last PGTI season, hung in there with a second round of one-under 71 to be the best-placed Indian in tied second at the US$2 million Hero Indian Open 2023.
Leading the Indian charge on Friday, Cheema (68-71) totaled five-under 139 to climb two spots from his overnight tied fourth and trail the leader Yannik Paul (65-69) of Germany by five shots at the DLF Golf and Country Club.
Angad shared the second spot with Finland’s Mikko Korhonen (72), Iceland’s Gudmundur Kristjansson (71) and Germany’s Marcel Siem (70).
Honey Baisoya (66-74) in tied sixth at four-under 140 and Yuvraj Singh Sand...
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India’s Honey Baisoya, playing at his home course, made his presence felt with a six-under 66 on day one of the US$2 million Hero Indian Open 2023. Honey was placed second, one behind the clubhouse leader Yannik Paul (65) of Germany who closed the round in style with birdies on his last four holes at the DLF Golf and Country Club.
Round one could not be completed on Thursday as fading light forced the final two groups off the course.
While Finland’s Mikko Korhonen was in third place with a 67, Indians Shubhankar Sharma and Angad Cheema fired 68s to share the fourth spot with Iceland’s Gudmundur Kristjansson.
Seven players including In...
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Two-time DP World Tour winner Shubhankar Sharma is delighted to be back at the Hero Indian Open after four years.
The 26-year-old Shubhankar, who has five Major appearances to his credit, is one of the pre-event favourites and among the top Indian contenders for the title considering his five-year long experience on the DP World Tour and the fact that he is extremely familiar with the conditions at his former home course, the DLF Golf and Country Club.
Sharma, former Asia No. 1, who had bagged tied seventh place at the 2018 edition of his national open at the same venue, said, “I’m very happy that the event is back. It’s like a fifth major, I’ve...
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Two-time champion SSP Chawrasia and DP World Tour rookie Manu Gandas have their respective plans in place as a strong contingent of Indians look to reclaim the Hero Indian Open title for the host nation for the first time since 2017.
The seasoned Chawrasia, a four-time winner on the DP World Tour, will be leading the Indian charge along with Gandas, who earned a card on the DP World Tour this season as a result of finishing number one in the TATA Steel PGTI Rankings last year.
The US$ 2 million event will be played at the challenging DLF Golf and Country Club from February 23 – 26. This will be the first staging of the Indian Open since 2019 as the tournament was aff...
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