The Hero Indian Open has moved to the Gary Player Course at DLF Golf and Country Club, which features a ‘lake nine’ and a ‘quarry nine’, for the 2017 edition of the co-sanctioned European Tour event.
The venue opened in 1999 with the first Arnold Palmer Signature course in the country. It also hosts India’s first professional Golf Academy.
The par 72 Gary Player Course measures 7,373 yards and became the second course at the venue when it officially opened in October 2015.
The scenic parkland design features a dramatic landscape, including two large lakes, big land forms, undulating greens and unique bunkering. Dubbed the ‘Lake Nine’, the opening holes are dominated by water and include an island green on the par three fifth hole. The back nine, known as the ‘Quarry Nine’, is built around a quarry and a large lake with massive rock formations.
The tournament has been played at DLF once before, in 2009, but on the Arnold Palmer Course. The 2017 Hero Indian Open will become the first men’s international event to be played at the Gary Player Course, which also hosted the Hero Women’s Indian Open in 2015.
WATCH: Hero Indian Open’s stunning new home
This year’s @HIO_2017 has an all-new venue.
But what’s it like? pic.twitter.com/2vFwNXB92q
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) March 7, 2017
Players show off Indian Open’s new home
Credit: Europeantour.com
