Rory McIlroy will be reunited with Ryder Cup rival Ben Griffin at the inaugural DP World India Championship.
The Northern Irishman is making his return to action for the first time since Team Europe's victory in New York , when he headlines a strong field for the new event at the Delhi Golf Club.
This is the penultimate tournament on the DP World Tour 's 'Back 9', as players battle it out to qualify for the end-of-season playoffs in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
McIlroy is the pick of the bunch in a stellar line-up in India, as he looks to pick up where he left off in Europe's Ryder Cup win.
Luke Donald 's team survived a final day comeback attempt from the Americans to retain their crown with a dramatic 15-13 victory.
Key to this was McIlroy, who contributed 3.5 points in the succes