As many as 15 LIV Golf League stars and 9 winners from the Asian Tour’s 2024 season will probably be teeing it up on the USD 2 million Worldwide Collection India starting on January 30. Reigning Main winner Bryson DeChambeau , who had top-six finishes in three of the 4 Majors in 2024, together with a win on the US Open, heads a stellar lineup within the match. Six of the highest 20 from final yr’s LIV Golf League will probably be within the discipline as India turns into the newest nation to host the Worldwide Collection.
DeChambeau (8) is joined by Crushers GC team-mates Paul Casey (11) and Anirban Lahiri (16) whereas Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz of Torque GC (13) will line up alongside his skipper Joaquin Niemann (2), and compatriot Abraham Ancer (12) of Fireballs GC.
Different confirmations embody Mito Pereira and Sebastian Munoz , which make it a clear sweep of Torque GC gamers, whereas Harold Varner III of 4Aces GC brings his mercurial expertise to the enduring Gary Participant-designed course on the award-winning DLF Golf and Nation Membership.
The Worldwide Collection 2023 Rankings champion Andy Ogletree, a three-time winner, can be within the discipline together with RangeGoats GC participant Peter Uihlein , a two-time champion on The Worldwide Collection final season and runner-up within the rankings race behind Niemann.
Eight of the ten Indian professionals confirmed have gained on the Asian Tour. They’re Bhullar (11), Lahiri (7), Jeev Milkha Singh (6), SSP Chawrasia (6), Sharma (2), Rashid Khan (2), Rahil Gangjee (2) and Ajeetesh Sandhu (1). The opposite confirmed Indians are Yuvraj Sandhu and Karandeep Kochhar. Shiv Kapur, a four-time winner on the Asian Tour, is the primary reserve.
Apparently, Lahiri (T-5 on the 2015 PGA), Sharma (T-8 on the 2023 Open) and Jeev Milkha (T-9 on the 2008 PGA) are the one Indians to have completed within the High-10 in a Main.
A promising addition to the sector is teenage novice Kartik Singh, who was third on the 2024 Junior Gamers Championship. The 15-year-old Kartik, the highest-ranked Indian novice, has additionally performed the Junior Presidents Cup and was a member of the robust Asia-Pacific crew which beat the European crew to win the distinguished Bonallack Trophy within the UAE earlier this month.
Worldwide Collection India marks the debut of the LIV Golf-backed collection on the subcontinent.
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