India, Oct. 23 -- For a city increasingly starved of top level non-cricket sporting events in recent times, the return of a professional golf tournament to Mumbai comes as a breath of fresh air.

On Friday, with cricket legend Kapil Dev signing the dotted lines, the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) launched the Shri Shashi Ruia Memorial Golf Championship which marks the return of a big-ticket professional golf in Mumbai after a long gap.

The inaugural edition of the DP World PGTI tournament, with a prize purse of Rs.2 crore, will be played at the Willingdon Sports Club course from January 12-15, 2027.

"We're coming back to Mumbai after many, many years - maybe 12 to 15," said Amandeep Johl, the PGTI CEO.

In the past, Wil...