2024 Hero Indian Open: Prize Money Breakdown and Winner’s Payout

Joost Luiten, Rasmus Hojgaard, and Matteo Manasseo are some of the names teeing off at the Hero Indian Open. DP World Tour continues with its Asian Swing stopping at India after Singapore. The DLF Golf and Country Club, a course endorsed by Gary Player, is hosting the country’s national open, jointly sanctioned by the DP World Tour and PGTI.

A victory here will pave the path for the Asian Swing Champion. As part of the revamped DPWT format, there will be five global swings and each swing will have its respective champion, and additional perks – a $200,000 bonus. This year the event will have a purse of $2.25 million, an increase from last year. Here is the full purse size and winner’s payout at the Hero Indian Open.

Hero Indian Open purse size breakdown

The 57th edition of the Hero Indian Open boasts an elevated purse of $2.25M, up $250,000 from last year. This is also the highest for the DLF Golf and Country Club event. Last year, German star, Marcel Siem pocketed $340,000 for his single-shot triumph over Yannik Paul. This year the winner will receive $382,500 and the runner-up will claim $247,500.

Apart from prize money, there are other incentives at stake as well. First, there are 3000 Race to Dubai Rankings up for grabs for players.

The winner gets approximately 15.8 Official World Golf Ranking points, with the points available based on field strength. The top player at the end of the event also gets other big benefits, including a two-plus season exemption on the European Tour, as well as berths into other key events. And there is more!

The winner gets 500 DP World Tour points, with the player holding the most season-long Race to Dubai points at the end of the tournament winning the Race to Dubai and its first-place prize. Notably, the top eight players in the Race to Dubai standings after the season will be paid from the Race to Dubai bonus pool of $6 million.

Hero Indian Open has a field rating of 92.05 with 15.83 points reserved for the winner. Japanese rookie Keita Nakajima has surged ahead with a four-point cushion ahead of the final round. But the packed leaderboard offers hopes of a tough fight in the final round of the Hero Indian Open.

Players to watch out for on Sunday

Two big names headline the field, Rasmus Hojgaard, the twin brother of Nicolai Hojgaard, and Alex Fitzpatrick, brother of Ryder Cupper, and Matthew Fitzpatrick exited early on after missing the cut. But Keita Nakajima took the full chance to cash in on the opportunity drawing the spotlight to himself at the Hero Indian Open.

Nakajima backed up his stellar 65 in the first two rounds with a 68 on the moving day. Gavin Green of Malaysia and French International, Romain Langasque, are chasing on his heels at 14-under. 

Europe’s very own and once a PGA Tour hotshot, Matteo Manassero is tied at fourth at 13-under. Just two weeks back, the Italian netted his first DP World Tour victory in 11 years at the Jonsson Workwear Championship. Hometown favorite, Veer Ahlawat kept his chances alive shooting 69 on the moving day. Ahlawat is the lone Indian inside the top ten carving out a solo sixth in the packed Hero Indian Open leaderboard. 

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