Hero Indian open all the very latest course and form guide

The European Tour’s zig-zagging journey around the globe takes the players back to Asia for this week’s Hero Indian Open at DLF Golf & Country Club.

Rafa Cabrera-Bello is the highest-ranked golfer teeing-up on the Gary Player-designed layout which opened for business in October 2015.

The Spaniard is one of the most consistent pros in the world – and is currently ranked No 26 – although he probably feels he should have tasted victory more often during his career.

No other golfer in the world’s top 60 will be teeing-up at DLF in Thursday’s opening round.

As for this week’s venue, nine-time major winner Gary Player designed nine holes on land acquired by the club in 2014, while re-shaping nine from the Arnold Palmer course that was built during the late 1990s.

Situated around 12 miles south of New Delhi Airport, the Player course is tree-lined, well-contoured, has bags of water and masses of sand, and in short is a truly modern layout for the 21st century.

India’s top-ranked golfer Anirban Lahiri takes time off from the PGA Tour to compete on home soil.

Four of his last five starts have yielded top-25 finishes, including a tie-for-11th at the Honda Classic in Florida.

He also tied-seventhth on his most recent trip back to his home continent last month, to compete in Malaysia’s Maybank Championship, and was a runner-up in this tournament 12 months ago.

Another golfer who must never be overlooked on home soil is defending champion SSP Chawrasia.

The 37-year-old from Calcutta has a remarkable record in India. All three of his European Tour successes have come in his home country and, despite being the current world No 258, must not be ruled out despite his poor recent form.

His entire career has been littered with a succession of missed cuts and mediocre performances, followed by a victory out of the blue. 

And, if you are determined to stake some money on a home player this week, check the odds on No 4 Indian Shubhankar Sharma. His last five starts have all produced top-15 finishes, including a tie-for-ninthth in Malaysia.

Elsewhere, Aussies Marcus Fraser and Scott Hend have both tasted European Tour success in Asia during the past 14 months.

Meanwhile, regarding in-form pros teeing-up this week, keep an eye on South African Dylan Frittelli, Thailand’s young No 3 Phachara Khongwatmai and Peter Uihlein of the United States.

To check out form from recent European Tour events staged in Asia, click on the ‘Course‘ button below.

The key to these events are:

1: Maybank Championship (2017); 2: UBS Hong Kong Open (2016); 3: HSBC Champions (2016); 4: King’s Cup (2016); 5: Volvo China Open (2016); 6: Shenzhen International (2016); 7: Hero Indian Open (2016); 8: True Thailand Classic (2016); 9: Maybank Malaysian Open (2016); 10: BMW Masters (2015); 11: HSBC Champions Tournament (2015); 12: Hong Kong Open (2015).

Position

  • 1–5
  • 6–15
  • 16–25
Player W9 W8 W7 W6 W5 W4 W3 W2 W1 W52 W51 W50
Rafael Cabrera-Bello 38 37 34 11 6 19 2
Scott Hend 65 29 42 60 MC 51
Anirban Lahiri 11 64 7 19 25 MC
Kiradech Aphibarnrat MC MC 9 4 10 MC
Jordan Smith 29 60 25 23 6 39 3 36
Dave Horsey 56 MC MC MC 29 MC
Alexander Knappe 45 MC 65 28 MC 31
Nicolas Colsaerts MC MC 28 MC
Brett Rumford 1 18 MC MC 25
Dylan Frittelli 12 16 8 2 48 MC MC MC
Nacho Elvira MC MC 11 6 36 57
George Coetzee MC 7 14 MC 7 MC 60 MC
Marcus Fraser 58 MC MC 3 10
Phachara Khongwatmai 2 20 50 2 47
Miguel Tabuena MC 3 46 64 51
Jorge Campillo 2 55 23 13 39 10
Gaganjeet Bhullar 28 20 MC 18 45
Romain Langasque 18 11 37 39 21
Prayad Marksaeng MC 61 1 25
Anthony Wall 45 38 MC 21 39
Ricardo Gouveia 62 MC MC MC MC 23
Soomin Lee 29 68 29 MC 60 MC 29
Peter Uihlein 4 55 34 5 49 7 14
Sam Walker 71 38 65 18 MC MC MC
Carlos Pigem MC 34 2 MC MC 14
Shih-Chang Chan MC MC MC 39 MC
Jason Scrivener 4 39 MC 39 10
Paul Peterson 37 7 29 MC 28 MC 45
Jazz Janewattananond MC 1 44 2 60
Danthai Boonma Wd MC 28 23 1 36
Matthieu Pavon 22 83 MC 67 MC MC MC
Lasse Jensen MC 55 3 MC MC MC
Pep Angles 29 16 20 MC 60 14
Jbe Kruger MC 23 64 MC 50 2 21 10
Maximilian Kieffer 18 50 41 19 MC 12
Robert Rock 45 78 26 MC MC MC 45
Paul Dunne 6 23 MC 42 21 39 29
Johannes Veerman 12 12 MC 25 MC
Jaco Ahlers 29 23 17 25 MC
SSP Chawrasia 35 MC MC MC 70 MC
Pavit Tangkamolprasert MC 39 MC MC 11 34 61
Renato Paratore 45 MC 20 42 MC MC MC
Todd Sinnott MC 64 1 26
Prom Meesawat 47 59 15 43 59 3 29
Thanyakon Khrongpha Wd 15 28 12 29
Shubhankar Sharma 9 4 9 11
Richie Ramsay 12 MC 60 37 57
David Howell MC MC MC MC MC 14
Romain Wattel 47 59 MC 66 MC
Joel Stalter MC MC MC 41 7 14
Marcus Armitage 45 MC MC MC 68
Danny Chia MC 55 MC MC 8
Stephen Gallacher 9 MC MC 25
Panupol Pittayarat 66 9 4 34 23 MC 36
Felipe Aguilar MC 47 49 41 MC
Masahiro Kawamura MC 59 15 MC MC
Siddikur Rahman MC 41 2 MC 45
Scott Vincent 68 MC MC MC 68 MC
Chris Hanson 62 50 MC 18 23 26 MC
Poom Saksansin MC MC
Shaun Norris MC MC MC MC 52 MC
Matteo Manassero 20 54 MC 39
Jose-Filipe Lima 37 MC MC
Wei-Chih Lu MC 55 MC MC
Rashid Khan 12 13 MC MC
Wen-Chong Liang MC 34 MC 14
Damien Perrier 56 MC MC 41 MC 43
Nicholas Fung MC 52 70 28 MC
Gavin Green 47 32 68 59 63
S Chikkarangappa MC MC MC MC
Duncan Stewart 18 60 22 MC MC MC MC
Jeff Winther MC 23 8 14
Eddie Pepperell MC MC MC MC
Adilson Da Silva 15 38 59 18 40 14
Chiragh Kumar 39 41 4 MC MC MC
Scott Jamieson 22 83 60 MC 36
Wade Ormsby 8 MC 42 MC MC 25
Eduardo De La Riva MC MC MC 60
Gregory Havret 15 11 MC 57 MC MC
Marcel Siem MC 34 MC Dq MC MC
Nino Bertasio MC 38 41 49 48 MC MC 67
Sebastian Soderberg 11 55 26
Angleo Que Wd 63 11 MC
Thitiphun Chuayprakong 55 52 25 MC 53 61
Jyoti Randhawa MC 59 70 MC MC
Gary King 91 14
Max Orrin 23 MC
Chapchai Nirat MC 63 MC 17 MC
Scott Henry MC MC MC MC MC MC
Sebastien Gros MC 78 MC 55 MC 57
Mukesh Kumar MC 32 MC
Daniel Brooks 62 60 MC MC 68 49 52 61
Richard McEvoy MC 47
Daniel Im 68 60 MC 28 49 36
Rahil Gangjee MC MC 43 MC MC
Stuart Manley MC 2 MC
Chien-Yao Hung MC MC 20 MC 29
Natipong Srithong 47 MC 28 MC 61
Lionel Weber MC MC 55 51 MC
Casey O`Toole 20 MC 26 22 MC
Terry Pilkadaris MC MC 34 59 51
Antonio Lascuna MC MC 51 MC
Piya Swangarunporn MC 59 75 MC 50
Steven Tiley MC MC MC 57 MC
Sebastian Heisele MC 25 MC
Jens Fahrbring MC 23 MC MC 18 45
Shiv Kapur MC 12 34 51 54
Jeev Milkha Singh MC MC 22 MC 57 MC MC
Thaworn Wiratchant MC 51
Khalin H Joshi 9
Michael Hoey
Austin Connelly 9 MC
Richard T Lee MC 13 34 MC MC
Mark Foster MC 23 28 31
Matthew Nixon MC 47 MC
Laurie Canter MC 16 8 14
Paul Maddy 90 MC 62
Edoardo Molinari 76 MC MC MC 7 14
Mardan Mamat MC 17 MC MC MC
Sam Chien MC MC MC
Nathan Kimsey MC MC MC MC 9 MC 36
Rayhan Thomas 60 MC
Pontus Widegren 23 MC 37
Daniel Chopra MC 8 9 MC
John Parry MC MC 40
Das Shankar
Niclas Johansson MC MC DQ
Rafael Echenique MC MC 40
Arjun Atwal MC 29
Richard S Johnson MC MC MC 14
Honey Baisoya 32
Shamim Khan
N Thangaraja
Udayan Mane 10
Deepinder Kullar
David Gleeson
Abhijit Singh Chadha
Sujjan Singh 65
Vikrant Chopra
Sanjay Kumar
Amardip Sinh Malik
Om Prakash Chouhan
Ajeetesh Sandhu MC
M Dharma 32
Gaurav Pratap Singh
Ranjit Singh
C Muniyappa MC
Digvijay Singh
Ashok Kumar
Harendra Gupta
Feroz Ali
Yashas Chandra
Kapil Kumar MC
Ricardo Gonzalez 56 MC 70 MC
Jamie Rutherford MC MC MC
Rigel Fernandes
Karandeep Kochhar
Yuvraj Sandhu
Chase Koepka
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Rafael Cabrera-Bello 34 2 19 36 46
Scott Hend 29 51 54 6 4 58 1 MC 17 19 MC
Anirban Lahiri 7 2 40 7
Kiradech Aphibarnrat MC MC 65 MC MC 31 30
Jordan Smith 36
Dave Horsey MC Ret 68 MC
Alexander Knappe
Nicolas Colsaerts MC 15 58 10 MC
Brett Rumford 25 34 MC
Dylan Frittelli MC
Nacho Elvira MC 57 MC 8 27 19
George Coetzee MC 40
Marcus Fraser MC 10 70 51 1 13 32
Phachara Khongwatmai 20 24 MC MC
Miguel Tabuena MC 51 68 10 MC 58 57 2 MC
Jorge Campillo 55 10 34 38 10 19 4
Gaganjeet Bhullar 20 45 66 Ret 35 40 13
Romain Langasque
Prayad Marksaeng MC MC 14 12 35
Anthony Wall MC MC 40 41
Ricardo Gouveia MC Dq MC MC
Soomin Lee 29 29 70 MC 1 51 MC 2 3
Peter Uihlein 34 14 Ret MC 31 4 9 28 13
Sam Walker MC
Carlos Pigem 34 14 56 MC 40 MC 29
Shih-Chang Chan MC MC 60 1 35
Jason Scrivener 10 44 MC 54 3
Paul Peterson 29 45 MC 48 25 MC MC
Jazz Janewattananond MC 60 37 15 MC MC 24
Danthai Boonma MC 36 3 MC MC MC
Matthieu Pavon MC
Lasse Jensen 55 MC 51
Pep Angles 14
Jbe Kruger MC 10 43 15 MC 36 42
Maximilian Kieffer 41 48 MC 15 57 31 31
Robert Rock 26 45 15
Paul Dunne MC 29 31 58
Johannes Veerman 12
Jaco Ahlers 15
SSP Chawrasia MC MC 43 MC 51 1 MC MC 46 59
Pavit Tangkamolprasert MC 61 24 MC 75
Renato Paratore 20 MC 34 68 72 MC Dq
Todd Sinnott 64
Prom Meesawat 59 29 20 MC 43 14 15 29
Thanyakon Khrongpha Ret 29 24 58 19 15
Shubhankar Sharma 9 75 37
Richie Ramsay MC 6 24 53
David Howell 14 Wd 17 30
Romain Wattel 47 MC 15 31 MC MC 15
Joel Stalter 14
Marcus Armitage 68
Danny Chia 55 8 MC 20 MC MC 67 51
Stephen Gallacher 25 28 68 15 46
Panupol Pittayarat 9 36 MC MC 25 MC 74
Felipe Aguilar 47 2 58 MC
Masahiro Kawamura 59 MC MC MC 9 11
Siddikur Rahman 41 45 MC 58 MC 50 18
Scott Vincent MC
Chris Hanson MC MC
Poom Saksansin MC 43
Shaun Norris MC MC MC MC 10 MC MC
Matteo Manassero 20 MC 24 50
Jose-Filipe Lima
Wei-Chih Lu 55 MC MC MC MC 42
Rashid Khan 12 Wd MC 6 25 MC MC
Wen-Chong Liang 34 14 47 Ret 63 58 MC
Damien Perrier 43
Nicholas Fung 52 MC 27 66 24 64
Gavin Green 47 MC
S Chikkarangappa MC 15 MC
Duncan Stewart MC
Jeff Winther 48 MC MC MC MC
Eddie Pepperell 6 67 53
Adilson Da Silva 59 14 MC 4 MC MC 35
Chiragh Kumar 41 MC 37 37 19 MC
Scott Jamieson 24 MC MC 43 35 59
Wade Ormsby 25 MC 54 43 67 MC 51
Eduardo De La Riva 48 24 MC MC 60
Gregory Havret 11 MC 13 45 6 10 50 69
Marcel Siem 34 3 MC MC MC MC 60
Nino Bertasio 41 67
Sebastian Soderberg
Angleo Que Wd MC 43 4 40 40 13
Thitiphun Chuayprakong 52 61 10 MC MC 24
Jyoti Randhawa 59 MC 59
Gary King
Max Orrin
Chapchai Nirat MC MC 20 23 67 36 42
Scott Henry MC
Sebastien Gros 57 34 19 20 MC
Mukesh Kumar MC 31
Daniel Brooks MC 61 39 51 31 MC MC
Richard McEvoy MC 37 18
Daniel Im 36 20 MC MC 6
Rahil Gangjee MC MC Wd 10 MC 9 18
Stuart Manley MC MC
Chien-Yao Hung MC 29 24 Wd 67 MC MC
Natipong Srithong MC 61 15 MC MC 31
Lionel Weber MC MC 5 MC MC MC 59
Casey O`Toole MC 43 71 24
Terry Pilkadaris MC 51 15 15 MC MC 59
Antonio Lascuna MC MC 43 31 MC 31 MC
Piya Swangarunporn 59 52 2
Steven Tiley MC
Sebastian Heisele
Jens Fahrbring 45 MC MC MC MC
Shiv Kapur 12 54 24 10 MC MC MC
Jeev Milkha Singh MC 10 MC 23 7 MC 24
Thaworn Wiratchant MC MC MC 40 MC
Khalin H Joshi MC
Michael Hoey MC MC MC MC MC
Austin Connelly
Richard T Lee MC MC MC 31 MC MC 46 MC
Mark Foster 3 55
Matthew Nixon 42
Laurie Canter
Paul Maddy 73
Edoardo Molinari MC 14 MC
Mardan Mamat MC MC 66 37 MC 45 MC
Sam Chien MC MC
Nathan Kimsey 36
Rayhan Thomas
Pontus Widegren
Daniel Chopra MC
John Parry 43 Ret
Das Shankar 58
Niclas Johansson
Rafael Echenique
Arjun Atwal MC 29 20 25 MC MC
Richard S Johnson
Honey Baisoya 43
Kapil Kumar
Shamim Khan 27
N Thangaraja 6
Udayan Mane 72
Deepinder Kullar MC
David Gleeson Ret
Abhijit Singh Chadha MC
Sujjan Singh MC
Vikrant Chopra 37
Sanjay Kumar 27
Amardip Sinh Malik 48
Om Prakash Chouhan 74
Ajeetesh Sandhu 23
M Dharma 51
Gaurav Pratap Singh MC
Ranjit Singh
C Muniyappa MC
Digvijay Singh
Ashok Kumar MC
Harendra Gupta MC
Feroz Ali MC
Yashas Chandra MC
Ricardo Gonzalez 42
Jamie Rutherford
Rigel Fernandes
Karandeep Kochhar
Yuvraj Sandhu
Chase Koepka