Deutsche Bank will come on board as the new title sponsor of the Singapore Open from 2027, as Singapore’s national golf championship enters a new chapter with the DP World Tour returning as a co-sanctioning partner alongside the Asian Tour.
The Deutsche Bank Singapore Open will be held from 15 to 18 April 2027 at Sentosa Golf Club’s The Serapong under a multi-year partnership running until 2029.
It marks the first time Deutsche Bank will sponsor the Singapore Open, although the German bank has a history in professional golf, having previously served as title partner of the Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship of Europe from 1995 to 2007.
“Deutsche Bank is proud to be working with the DP World Tour to bring leading international talent in professional golf to Asia in the new Singapore Open,” said Claudio de Sanctis, Deutsche Bank Management Board Member and Head of Private Bank.
“We are delighted to support this significant sporting event for golf fans around the Asia region, reflecting our deep commitment to Singapore and to sport as a means of creating connection and inspiring experiences for clients and the community.”
The 2027 edition will also see the Singapore Open return to the DP World Tour schedule for the first time since 2012.
Traditionally part of the Asian Tour, the tournament was previously co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and DP World Tour from 2009 to 2012.
Next year’s tournament will form part of the DP World Tour’s Asian Swing, the third of five Global Swings in the first phase of the 2027 Race to Dubai.
DP World Tour CEO Guy Kinnings described the Singapore Open’s return to the schedule as an important milestone in the Tour’s new tripartite partnership with the Asian Tour and PGA Tour.
“Deutsche Bank’s investment will provide the foundation to grow this historic national open, enhance the experience on and off the course, and maximise the economic impact of the event for many years to come,” he added.
First played in 1961, the Singapore Open is one of the region’s longest-running national championships and has attracted some of the sport’s biggest names over the years.
Australian Adam Scott holds the record with three Singapore Open victories, while Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Matteo Manassero are among its other former champions. Some of Asian golf’s leading names have also lifted the trophy, including India’s Jeev Milkha Singh, Thailand’s Thaworn Wiratchant and Jazz Janewattananond, and Myanmar’s Kyi Hla Han.
The tournament returned to the Asian Tour schedule in 2025 after a two-year hiatus, before returning to Sentosa Golf Club this year. South Korea’s Jeongwoo Ham won the 2026 edition in April with a wire-to-wire victory, becoming only the second Korean to lift the Singapore Open trophy.
Asian Tour Commissioner and CEO Cho Minn Thant welcomed the next stage in the tournament’s development.
“We were thrilled to welcome the event back onto the schedule in 2025 after a two-year hiatus, delighted to see it return to Sentosa this year, and we eagerly anticipate it being elevated to a joint-sanctioned event next season with the DP World Tour,” he said.
For Singapore’s golfers, the move also provides another opportunity to compete against a stronger international field on home soil.
Singapore Golf Association President Lee Lung Nien said the new partnership would help elevate the tournament’s profile while creating “greater opportunities for our local players to compete against some of the best players in the world”.
“The return of the Singapore Open to the DP World Tour schedule as a co-sanctioned event with the Asian Tour marks an exciting new chapter for our National Championship,” he added.
