Key Points
DD Sports airs Indian Open live for the first time
Features defending champ Keita Nakajima and Spain's Eugenio Chacarra
Part of Asian Swing with $2.25M prize money
Broadcast aims to popularize golf among Indian masses
The Indian Open will be shown on DD Sports from 2 PM to 5 PM daily, as per a press release from the Indian Open.
The Indian Open is being shown live for the first time on DD Sports and is part of the Indian Golf Union's plan to take the game to the masses and youngsters, with the reach of India's National Broadcaster being one of the biggest.
The field at the Indian Open this week includes some of the most exciting talent and is one of the strongest ever. It includes defending champion Japan's Keita Nakajima, who is a former world number one amateur and Spain's Eugenio Chacarra, who was the World No. 2 amateur before turning professional. A total of 138 players are playing this week.
The Indian Open, which is part of the Asian Swing also counts towards The European Tour Race to Dubai rankings from where the Top-10 not otherwise exempt will get onto the PGA Tour, the biggest golf tour in the world.