If you think golf in India is all about the Royal Calcutta and Delhi Golf Club, think again. DLF Golf and Country Club, located in the heart of Gurgaon, is a modern masterpiece that has been wowing players and tormenting scorecards in equal measure. Designed by not one, but two golfing legends, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player, this stunning course has hosted some of the biggest names in the game and provided some unforgettable moments.
The Arnold Palmer Course, which opened in 1999, was India’s first truly international-standard golf course and helped put the country on the global golfing map. In 2015 Gary Player brought his signature flair to the design of the current championship layout by creating a beast of a course. With dramatic elevation changes, sprawling bunkers, and enough water hazards to make even the most confident pros think twice.
Gary Player himself described it as “one of the toughest, yet most rewarding courses I’ve designed.” If that doesn’t tell you what you’re in for, just ask some of the DP World Tour players who have battled its fairways.
DLF Golf and Country Club has hosted multiple Hero Women’s Indian Opens and DP World Tour events, and it never fails to deliver drama. Tyrrell Hatton, never one to shy away from an opinion, once called the course “intimidating but incredible.” Indian golf star Shubhankar Sharma has also praised it as “a true test that forces you to think about every shot.”
