Rory McIlroy lined up to follow Bryson DeChambeau with lucrative $5M deal
Rory McIlroy might be hitting the greens in India as he’s been invited to join a landmark golf event in the country. He has been tipped to follow in the footsteps of Bryson DeChambeau, who will compete in an Asian Tour International Series event in Gurugram this month.
McIlroy is being lined up for a different competition later in the year. The Hindustan Times reports that the DP World Tour and Delhi Golf Club have tentatively agreed for the renowned course to host a $5 million Rolex series event in October, marking the biggest prize pool for any tournament ever held in India.
A formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is expected to be inked by Ben Cowen, the DP World Tour’s Chief Tournament and Operations Officer, on January 22. The anticipated Indian tournament, under discussion since last October, is set to be the second-to-last stop before the DP World Tour playoffs, just before the Genesis Championship in Korea from October 23-26
Delhi Golf Club captain Vikram Seth shared his hopes with The Hindustan Times that McIlroy will join the high-stakes event, noting that the Northern Irishman has received a “special request” to participate.
“It’ll be a completely new event on the European calendar. It’s a major coup for the DGC which has been made possible by the efforts of our president Raj Khosla,” said Seth.
“It’s a shot in the arm for the club that has not hosted a major international event for two years. Hero Indian Open, the other DP World Tour event in the country, has a prize purse of $2.25 million. So, with $5 million in prize money, we are expecting the who’s who of international golf to come to India.
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – NOVEMBER 17: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland tees off on the 4th hole on day four of the DP World Tour Championship 2024 on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates on November 17, 2024 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Pedro Salado/Getty Images) (
