As India’s biggest-ever golf tournament, the DP World India Championship, tees off at the historic Delhi Golf Club (DGC) on Thursday, there is little surprise about whom the organisers are banking on to be the face of the event.

A fortuitous combination of timing and global celebrity makes Rory McIlroy the main attraction. The Ulsterman was already among the most well-known faces in golf, but 2025 has given another boost to his stature.

Earlier this year, McIlroy underlined his status as one of the greats by becoming only the sixth man in history to win all the four Major championships after finally earning the green jacket at Augusta Masters, also ending an 11-year wait for a Major.

A few weeks ago, he would prove to be the talisman for the European team that stormed its way to a memor

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