Delhi Golf Club will be the venue for this year’s EMAAR – MGF Indian Masters, providing players with an exciting test of golf as the European Tour expands into the country of India for the first time.

Redesigned in 2005, the historic Delhi Golf Club is perhaps the only facility in the world dotted with ancient monuments, and a sanctuary for hundreds of species of birds common to the area. Players will play among historic monuments - there are as many as nine tombs – making Delhi Golf Club a truly unique experience unlike no other.

Spread over 179 acres of land, and once the burial grounds of the 14th century Lodhi Dynasy, Delhi Golf Club is the oldest in the capital, established by the British in 1931. The main par-72, 6,888-yard course - aptly named as the Lodhi course - has played host to many prestigious professional tournaments, however none bigger than this year’s EMAAR – MGF Indian Masters. 

The layout features no water hazards, however fairways are commonly lined with bushes that puts a huge premium on accuracy off the tee.

Many great players have walked the fairways over the years, including the likes of Peter Thompson, David Graham, Graham Marsh, Payne Stewart, Maurice Bembridge, who have all commented on the challenge and enjoyment playing the Lodhi Course.

Delhi Golf Club’s signature hole is the par-three 17th hole. At 165 yards from the championship tee, this challenging hole is home to an unknown tomb from the Mughal period. Called the Barakhamba (Barah for 12 and Khamba for pillar), only 10 pillars remain that supports a central dome and an unknown grave underneath. A two-tiered, heavily bunkered green requires players to keep their eye on the tee shot despite the historical distractions that lay around them.

The DGC also scores for its unbeatable location being situated right in the heart of the city, just a short distance away from India Gate and 25 km from Indira Gandhi International Airport.