Poulter hails Delhi stop

IAN POULTER feels there has never been a better time for the European Tour to spread its wings in India, as the subcontinent hosts its second Tour event in under a month this weekend.

Just three weeks after making its inaugural stop in the sub-continent at the co-sanctioned Indian Masters at Delhi Golf Club, the Tour has returned for the Johnnie Walker Classic, a tri-sanctioned event with the Asian Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia.

SSP Chowrasia’s victory at the Indian Masters has raised local interest in the £1.25 million tournament, which is being held at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon, just south of the Indian capital, and Poulter is looking forward to the experience.