As many as 15 LIV Golf League stars and nine winners from the Asian Tour’s 2024 season will compete in the $2 million India International starting on January 30. Major winner Bryson DeChambeau, who has top-six finishes in three Grand Slams in 2024, including a win at the US Open, headlines the tournament’s all-star lineup. Six of the top 20 players from last year’s LIV Golf League will be in the field as India becomes the latest nation to host the international series.
DeChambeau (8) will be joined by his Crushers GC teammates Paul Casey (11) and Anirban Lahiri (16) while Torque GC’s Mexican Carlos Ortiz (13) will line up alongside his captain Joaquin Nyman (2) and compatriot Abraham Unser (2). 12) GC fireballs.
Other confirmations include Mito Pereira and Sebastian Munoz, making it a clean sweep for the Torque GC players, while 4Aces GC’s Harold Varner III brings his mercurial talent to the iconic Gary Player-designed course at the award-winning DLF Golf and Country Club.
2023 International Series classifications champion Andy Ogletree, a three-time winner, is also in the field alongside RangeGoats GC player Peter Uihlein, a two-time International Series champion last season and runner-up in the classification race behind Niemann.
Eight of the ten Indian professionals have confirmed wins on the Asian Tour. They are Bhullar (11), Lahiri (7), Jeev Milkha Singh (6), SSP Chaurasia (6), Sharma (2), Rashid Khan (2), Rahil Gangi (2) and Ajitesh Sandhu (1). The other confirmed Indians are Yuvraj Sandhu and Karandeep Kochhar. Shiv Kapoor, a four-time winner on the Asian Tour, is the first reserve.
Interestingly, Lahiri (T-5 at the 2015 PGA Championship), Sharma (T-8 at the 2023 Open) and Jeff Milka (T-9 at the 2008 PGA Championship) are the only Indians to finish in the top 10 at a major tournament. .
A promising addition to the field is young amateur Kartik Singh, who finished third in the 2024 Junior Players Championship. The 15-year-old Kartik, India’s top-ranked amateur, has also played the Presidents Cup Juniors and was a member of the powerhouse Asia Pacific team that They beat the European team to win the prestigious Bonalack Cup in the UAE earlier this month. .
The International Series in India marks the debut of the LIV Powered Golf Series in the Indian subcontinent.
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