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\"BrettNew Delhi: Australian golfer Brett Rumford, who completed a remarkable return from injury and loss of form over the last two seasons with a brilliant win at the ISPS Handa World Super Sixes tournament in Perth on Sunday, confirmed on Monday his participation at the Hero Indian Open<\/a><\/strong>, to be held from March 9.<\/p>\n

The 39-year-old Rumford, who has played in India in the past, had a tough time in 2014 when he missed 14 cuts in 26 starts and made only one Top-10. In 2015, he had a surgery to have a section of his small intestine removed after falling ill in South Africa. In 2016, he lost his European Tour card.<\/p>\n

With his latest win he has made a huge jump in his World Rankings from 274 to 133. He is now looking forward to getting back inside the Top-100.<\/p>\n

Rumford last won a European Tour title in 2013, when he claimed the Ballantines and Volvo China Open in successive weeks.<\/p>\n

Read more: Women’s Professional Golf Tour: Gaurika clinches maiden title<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Hero Indian Open 2017 will be held from March 9 to 12, 2017 with an enhanced prize purse of US $1.75 million and for the first time will be held at the challenging Gary Player layout at the DLF Golf & Country Club<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

All the top Indians and World No. 25 Rafa Cabrera-Bello will be seen in action at the Hero Indian Open, a flag ship event on Asian Tour, which is now in its third year on the European Tour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"BrettNew Delhi: Australian golfer Brett Rumford, who completed a remarkable return from injury and loss of form over the last two seasons with a brilliant win at the ISPS Handa World Super Sixes tournament in Perth on Sunday, confirmed on Monday his participation at the Hero Indian Open<\/a><\/strong>, to be held from March 9.<\/p>\n

The 39-year-old Rumford, who has played in India in the past, had a tough time in 2014 when he missed 14 cuts in 26 starts and made only one Top-10. In 2015, he had a surgery to have a section of his small intestine removed after falling ill in South Africa. 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