New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- A giant cutout of Tommy Fleetwood looks down at you from the clubhouse. Go towards the putting greens and a smiling Rory McIlroy welcomes you. Go a little further and it is a triumphant Aaron Rai and an intense Patrick Reed. There is India's Shubhankar Sharma as well. It just informs you of the game's elite who are gathering at the Delhi Golf Club this week. The golfing Avengers will tee off in the second $4 million DP World India Championship (October 15-18). Three current Major champions in one tournament in India is unheard of, but with a budget of $17 million, logistics behemoth DP World - title sponsors - has made it possible. DGC captain and PGTI CEO Amandeep Johl calls it the "IPL moment" for golf in India. Coming as it does on the heels of Pranavi Urs's historic gold medal at the Asian Games, it is an ideal time to ride the momentum. "Who would have thought that this kind of money could be invested in a golf tournament in India? An event like this will potentially put India on the global golfing map," Johl said. Having whetted the appetite of Indian fans last year, it's time for a veritable buffet. So much so that Indian players are going virtually unnoticed. A leading Indian golfer bemoans a lack of parking space. Another prominent player is practicing his putts without drawing a second glance. The buzz though is unmistakeable. The course bears a fresh, spruced-up look. It's traditional charm in tune with the makeshift installations. Headlined by six-time Major champion McIlroy, one of only six players in history to win all the Majors, the field also includes defending champion Fleetwood, former Open winner Shane Lowry, and European Ryder Cup captain and former world No.1 Luke Donald. Such is the star power that the late withdrawal of Norway's former FedEx Cup winner Viktor Hovland and two-time Major winner Bubba Watson appears a footnote. The course appears in pristine condition despite showers having made the greens a touch softer. The club has worked with the green superintendent of the DLF Golf and Country Club and a DP World Tour agronomist for about a year. "The players are happy, the tour is happy. We got good feedback after the practice round. We wanted to make the greens hard and fast. The rains have made it a little softer, which makes things a little easy for the pros," Johl said. A far cry from the wide-open modern fairways, DGC presents its unique set of challenges with narrow fairways, dense forestation and thick roughs. Golfers have dubbed it "the jungle". The key will be accuracy off the tee and percentage shots. "Length is not the premium here. It is about how square your club face can come and how straight you can hit. Keep the ball in play and you'll have a decent chance. I'll back our Indian players to make an impression," Johl said. "Just keep the drivers out, because distance is not going to win you the tournament here. Rory didn't use his driver after the first round last year. Such a course should help our players, but I guess they got a little overawed and intimidated by the occasion the last time." A DGC veteran, Johl cautioned about the tricky final stretch. "The 16th is a tough hole. 18th looks easy, but is not. It tends to point towards the right rough. So, a draw off the tee is a good shot. On the front nine, the hole to watch for is probably the ninth and third." The top 24 players on the PGTI Order of Merit have got entry, while Shubhankar Sharma and Anirban Lahiri are competing on invitation. Also in action will be rival IGPL players Gaganjeet Bhullar, Karandeep Kochhar and Shiv Kapur, on sponsor invites. While Shubhankar won the PGTI's Kapil Dev Invitational last week, the IGPL trio has been on a decent run too. Bhullar and Kochhar finished 1-2 at the Krishna Invitational Hyderabad last week, while Kapur was third at the RVR Delhi Blue Bulls event a week earlier. "I know Indians haven't been winning on foreign tours, but most of our boys are in form and the course should be to their liking. With about 30 entries, Indians will form one-fourth of the field. I am happy that a player of Bhullar's calibre will be here. I want our golfers to show the spirit of (PGTI president) Kapil Dev from 1983 World Cup. Do well here and the sport can flip on its head," Johl said....