For Hero Challenge

New Delhi: Shubhankar Sharma will become the first Indian to feature in a Hero Challenge for the second time when he tees off at the final leg of the tournament at Atlantis, The Palm, in Dubai on Tuesday. Sharma, Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn and reigning Race to Dubai champion Tommy Fleetwood complete a worldclass field for the final Hero Challenge of the 2018 European Tour season. Sharma also played at the Hero Challenge in Edinburgh before the Scottish Open. The trio join Masters Tournament champion Patrick Reed, two- time Race to Dubai winner and 2016 Open Champion Henrik Stenson, and former World Number One Lee Westwood, who won the inaugural Race to Dubai in 2009, for the latest edition of the innovative shoot- out contest. Taking place ahead of the seasonending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, the Hero Challenge will be held at the Championship’s 10th Anniversary Beach Party at Atlantis, The Palm, as the world- famous resort joins the list of iconic global locations to host the event in 2018.