The 2026 Hero Women’s Indian Open is shaping up to be a fantastic showdown.
Between Shannon Tan coming back to defend her title and Asian Games gold medalist Pranavi Urs looking to win at home, we’ll have plenty of great golf to watch. Urs is the first Indian woman to win gold at the Asian Games, and she beat Tan and LPGA Tour winner Ruoning Yin by one stroke.
The LET will be competing at DLF Golf & Country Club, the same venue the men competed at in March. The DP World Tour also just wrapped up the DP World India Championship, where Urs had a chance to meet her idol, Rory McIlroy.
“I’ve always looked up to him,” said Urs. “It was funny because I did think about him when I made a triple-bogey on hole 3 in the final round [of the Asian Games]. That’s similar to how he started when he won his first Masters [in 2025]. I told him about that and we had a little laugh about it. That was very cool.”
Who to Watch at the 2026 Hero Women’s Indian Open
Tan is a no-brainer to follow this week in India. With her win here last here helping her clinch the LET Order of Merit title, her game continues to excel. For the second year in a row, she leads in driving accuracy (83.95%) and in greens-in-regulation (80.60%).
“The fans here are great,” Tan said. “I mean, even just the past two days having people come up to me and being like, ‘oh, yeah, we watched you last year and you’ve had a great year this year, etc. etc!’ So I think the atmosphere will be great. I joked to Pranavi like surely we will play together. She’s just won the Asian Games and I’m defending champion.”
Sure enough, Tan is paired with Urs, the hometown favorite. Urs has had quite a shift in her life since her historic win at the Asian Games.
“It’s been hectic for sure,” said Urs. “I don’t think I’m used to the fame as much! But I’m slowly getting used to it. It’s so good for the game in India because suddenly everyone recognises you and they know more about what golf is. Even outside the golfing world, lots of people in India woke up just to watch me play. As an athlete that’s what you want, to give back to the sport. I’m glad that I could do it.”
Urs aims to be the second player to win her national open since Aditi Ashok won it in 2016.
“It would be a dream event to win,” Urs said. “The Hero Women’s Indian Open was my first start on the LET as an amateur. Winning on home soil would be the best feeling ever. I know a lot of the girls haven’t experienced that – they’ve won across the world but never on home soil. I really want to win.”
The third player in their pairing is 2017 champion Camille Chevalier of France.
