‘Tightest golf course I’ve ever played’: Pros face suffocating test this week

Professional golfers are facing an exceptionally narrow and penal challenge at Delhi Golf Club's Lodhi Course during the DP World India Championship. Despite measuring under 7,000 yards, the tight layout features pinched landing areas, dense jungle boundaries, and heavy rough. Several players, including Rory McIlroy and Thomas Detry, opted to leave their drivers out of their bags entirely to prioritize precision over distance.

Defending champion Tommy Fleetwood noted that thicker rough compared to the previous year forces players to hack out rather than attack greens. Patrick Reed emphasized the strategic test, explaining that miss hits can require immediate reloads and describing the layout as playing like an irons-only course.