Eugenio Chacarra secured his third victory of a remarkable 2026 season at the DP World India Championship to rise to the top of the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World.
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Chacarra finished a marathon day, in which he completed 25 holes at Delhi Golf Club, two shots clear at the top of the leaderboard on 21 under par after posting a closing 70.
The Spaniard’s bid to win the Race to Dubai crown looked to have suffered a blow when he recently fractured a toe but Chacarra did not let that affect him as he fought off strong opposition from a stellar chasing pack on Sunday to overtake long-time leader Patrick Reed in the standings.
After tasting victory at both the KLM Open and DS Automobiles 83° Open d’Italia in June, Chacarra now has three DP World Tour wins to his name in 2026 and four in all after last season’s Hero Indian Open triumph at nearby DLF Golf and Country Club.
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New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier finished alone in second on 19 under as a brilliant charge on the back nine gave Chacarra a scare, cutting what had once been a six-shot lead down to two late on to pile on the pressure – but Chacarra was equal to the challenge.
Chacarra went into the fourth round with a five-shot lead after signing for a 63 when the third round was finally completed on Sunday morning following a weather-disrupted start to the tournament.
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And he kept his foot on the gas as he began his final round, kicking things off with a birdie at the first before holing from 17 feet at the third to move six shots clear of the chasing pack.
Chacarra’s first bogey of the day came at the sixth as his par putt horseshoed out but he took a four-shot lead into the back nine after making an outstanding par save on the ninth to keep playing partner Angel Hidalgo at bay as a match play situation developed.
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He repeated the trick on the tenth, saving par from 20 feet to pile the pressure on Hidalgo’s birdie putt, which he was unable to make – keeping Chacarra four clear on 20 under.
And Chacarra converted that momentum into a birdie at the 11th, which came courtesy of a 17-foot putt.
He safely parred the next two holes before narrowly missing his 13-foot birdie try at the 14th to sit three ahead of a charging Hillier with four holes remaining.
And with Hillier birdieing the 18th up ahead to cut Chacarra’s lead to two strokes, the Spaniard chose a great time to produce a sensational recovery shot at the 16th to somehow save par, having found trouble off the tee.
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After parring the 17th, Chacarra finished his round with a par to secure a two-shot victory, taking him to the top of both the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World, and the European Team Rankings for the 2027 Ryder Cup.
Poland’s Adrian Meronk and another Spaniard in Hidalgo finished four shots behind Hillier at 15 under, while 2025 champion Tommy Fleetwood was in a tie for fifth at 13 under.
Player quotes
Eugenio Chacarra: All the hard work, came close the last couple weeks, and yeah, I wanted to get (another) one to get up in the Rankings, and I played really good. Last round was tough. Really tiring waking up three days in a row 4:00 a.m. My body wasn’t there. I didn’t feel good.
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It’s hard to go in a big lead. You don’t really want to push but you want to, with guys making birdies. So it was something that I knew hadn’t happened to me before and it was a new experience. But really proud of my short game and how I grinded and stayed patient.
I know what I’m capable of. I was one of the best amateurs in the world and I wanted to be one of the best professional players in the world.
I work really hard. I’ve got a great team surrounding me. They pushed me. My family, everyone back home, they’re always trying to make me better. I think we been doing a great job with our and obviously it’s paying off. Really thankful for it.
Like I always say, we need to keep working because that last round wasn’t what I wanted it to be.
I told Luke (Donald) back in the day I want to be on that team not just a pick. I want to be one of the six spots.
So that’s one of the goals we have on the team. I’m working really hard for it. We are still a year away, but I know what I’m capable of. I know I’m a good player. I got a lot of charisma, and I just want to keep getting better and keep winning.
Yeah, it would mean the world (to become the third Spanish winner of the Race to Dubai). Those two guys are heroes for me as a Spanish golfer. Seve did everything for European and Spanish golf, and then Jon, he’s a guy that I’ve been looking up to since he went to college and professional golf, what he has accomplished, it’s amazing. Hopefully I can put my name on that trophy, too. That’s one of the goals.
I know it’s not going to be easy. Rory in Dubai always plays good and I know it’s going to be a big battle. Patrick, too. Two of the best players in the world coming for me now, and I know they’re not going to make it easy.
