Mumbai to host ₹2 crore Shri Shashi Ruia Memorial Golf Championship
The inaugural four-day tournament will be held at Willingdon Sports Club from January 12 to 15, 2027.
Mumbai will host the first Shri Shashi Ruia Memorial Golf Championship at Willingdon Sports Club, with a ₹2 crore prize purse. It follows the ₹1 crore CIDCO Open at Kharghar Valley Golf Course in Navi Mumbai in December, giving the region two professional events within a month.
Prashant Ruia recalled his father Shashi Ruia’s happiness on golf courses as Essar Foundation and DP World PGTI announced an annual tournament in his memory.
The inaugural Shri Shashi Ruia Memorial Golf Championship will be played at Mumbai’s Willingdon Sports Club from January 12 to 15, 2027, with a ₹2 crore prize purse. A Pro-Am is scheduled for January 10.
The event is part of a five-year partnership between Essar Foundation and DP World PGTI and is planned to run through 2031. The championship is named for Shashi Ruia, who co-founded Essar with his brother Ravi.
It will follow the CIDCO Open, a ₹1 crore event at Kharghar Valley Golf Course in Navi Mumbai from December 15 to 18, 2026. Together, the tournaments offer ₹3 crore in prize money and two ranking opportunities for Indian professionals in the Mumbai region.
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