DP World India Championship: Fantasy DP World Tour ones to watch 

The Back 9 reaches its penultimate event this week as the DP World Tour makes its second visit of the season for the inaugural DP World India Championship. Here is all that players of the DP World Tour's official fantasy game need to know.

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Stars from around the world and local heroes have assembled at Delhi Golf Club this week at the new tournament, which features a $4million prize fund.

The headline act is Rory McIlroy, who is teeing it up in the country for the first time, with fellow Ryder Cup winners Tommy Fleetewood, Viktor Hovland and Shane Lowry joining him.

Former World Number One Luke Donald, Team Europe Captain at Bethpage and in Rome two years ago, will make his professional debut in India too when he takes to the Lodhi Course.

The global nature of the field is bolstered by American Major winner Brian Harman, and his compatriot and two-time PGA TOUR winner Ben Griffin, who made his Ryder Cup debut in New York this year.

More than 20 Indian players will be aiming to impress on home soil, including two-time DP World Tour winner, Shubhankar Sharma, 18-time global winner Anirban Lahiri, seven-time global winner Shiv Kapur and Veer Ahlawat, who secured his 2025 DP World Tour card by topping the previous season’s PGTI Rankings.

From insight into the week’s most-picked players among Fantasy managers, to our ones to watch, we run the rule ahead of Thursday’s deadline to pick your team.

Who are the most picked players?

Making his return to action after helping Team Europe win the Ryder Cup last month, Viktor Hovland is the player selected in the most teams, having been picked by 72% of players.

There is then little to seperate PGA TOUR regulars Ben Griffin, who made his Ryder Cup debut at Bethpage, and Major champion Brian Harman, who sit second and third at 58%.

Michael Kim - a recent first-time winner on the DP World Tour - and Tommy Fleetwood round out the top five at 46% and 44%.

Who are our ones to watch?

Here, we pick out three players in action this week who are worth considering for your Fantasy team selections.

Favourite – Rory McIlroy

Who else could it be, really? In a year which has seen the Northern Irishman became a career Grand Slam winner and win an away Ryder Cup again, a victory in India – where he has never played before – would be another great accomplishment. His triumph at the Amgen Irish Open last month strengthened his lead at the summit of the Race to Dubai Rankings, with a seventh Harry Vardon Trophy in his sights. Across his eight DP World Tour starts this season, the five-time Major winner has won twice, registered three further top tens and has not missed a cut.

Form Horse - Angel Ayora

Not a hard decision to make here and it is easy to see why the young Spaniard is the sixth most picked player after a run of four top tens in his last six starts. Such form has seen the HotelPlanner Tour graduate rise to 23rd in the Race to Dubai Rankings, and he will be eager to maintain his momentum over the next two events in the lead up to the season-ending DP World Tour Play-Offs in the United Arab Emirates. This marks the 21-year-old's second start in India, having finished in a tie for 52nd earlier this season at the Hero Indian Open where he started out well over the first two days before struggling over the weekend.

Wild Card - Andreas Halvorsen

As one of the last players in the field, the Norwegian is likely feeling a great sense of opportunity. Sitting 132nd on the Race to Dubai Rankings, Halvorsen is in need of a good result to retain his playing privileges for next season but the DP World Tour's return to India might just be perfect timing for him. He finished in a tie for second at the Kolkata Challenge on the HotelPlanner Tour while playing on a medical exemption - a result that secured him promotion to the DP World Tour - before he ended in a tie for sixth at the Hero Indian Open. A similar result this week would likely secure his status for another year.

What can I win?

Sign up and now be in with a chance of winning some great rewards!

• 2x season tickets to a DP World Tour event

• 1x £250 DPWT merchandise voucher

There are plenty of prizes on offer throughout the 2025 season including the Ultimate Prize courtesy of DP World which includes:

- Flights to Dubai for two people

- Accommodation in Dubai for two people

- Private lesson from a top DP World Tour professional on the Earth course driving range

- Two ball on the Earth course the day after tournament play finishes

- Two General Admission Season Tickets for the 2025 DP World Tour Championship

Those that finish second to fifth in the season long competition will also receive a range of DP World Tour Store vouchers. There will also be prizes to be won on a weekly and monthly basis so no matter how well you start or when you sign up to play, you will always have the opportunity to win.

The Back 9 of the DP World Tour gets under way this week, and to celebrate we're giving Fantasy players the chance to win the following incredible prizes through the Back 9 league.

Back 9 | Ultimate Prize

Enter our Back 9 league for the chance to win:

1st place: Four Season Tickets to a 2026 Back 9 event

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3rd place: Two Season Tickets to a 2026 Back 9 event

Looking back - Open de España presented by Madrid

Marco Penge claimed his third victory of the season so it was perhaps surprising that the Englishman earned 210 points for just 10% of players, with only 87 having him as their captain.

Our Favourite Jon Rahm closed out his week with a 65 to finish in a tie for ninth on home soil, Form Horse Kristoffer Reitan ended up tied 30th while Wild Card Joe Dean faded away over the weekend to finish 71st.

Season so far - 2025 DP World Tour Fantasy Top 10 player rankings