| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Delhi,India |
| Established | 2008 |
| Course | Delhi Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,014 yards (6,414 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$2,500,000 |
| Month played | February |
| Final year | 2008 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 279Shiv Chawrasia (2008) |
| To par | −9as above |
| Final champion | |
 Shiv Chawrasia | |
| Location map | |
TheIndian Masters was a professionalgolf tournament on theEuropean andAsian Tours, that was played in February 2008. The tournament was introduced as part of the continuing globalisation of the European Tour, making India the 37th territory to stage a European Tour event, and increasing to twelve the number of tournaments played in Asia as of the 2008 season.[1]
The tournament was initially only sanctioned by the European Tour and theIndian Golf Union, the announcement of which drew sharp criticism from bothAsian Tour chairmanKyi Hla Han[2] and theProfessional Golf Tour of India (PGTI),[3][4] with both organisations claiming that the European Tour had breachedInternational Federation of PGA Tours protocols by not making advance arrangements with them for co-sanctioning of an event to be staged in their region. The Indian Golf Union issued a statement a few days after the tournament was announced stating that the European Tour had approached it, and was willing to offer 20 invitations to Indian domestic players through the PGTI. The dispute was eventually settled, and the Asian Tour agreed terms to co-sanction the tournament in advance of its 2008 debut.[5] The 2008 prize fund wasUS$2.5 million, which is the largest ever offered at a golf tournament in India, and also one of the largest in Asia, but slightly below the overall average on the European Tour. The promoters are Golf in Dubai, who are also responsible for theDubai Desert Classic on the European Tour and theDubai Ladies Masters on theLadies European Tour.
Early in December 2008, organisers announced that due to financial problems with sponsors stemming from the2008 financial crisis, and security concerns following the2008 Mumbai attacks, the 2009 event would be cancelled.[6]
The long-establishedIndian Open is also an Asian Tour event, and beginning in 2015 will be co-sanctioned by the European Tour.
| Year | Tours[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Masters | |||||||
| 2009 | ASA,EUR | Cancelled due to economic problems | |||||
| Emaar-MGF Indian Masters | |||||||
| 2008 | ASA,EUR | Shiv Chawrasia | 279 | −9 | 2 strokes |  Damien McGrane | |
