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Chacarra wins DP World India Championship
Delhi Golf Club, New Delhi, India · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 October 2026 · Eugenio Chacarra’s win no. 4 on the DP World Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · DP World · weather delays: third round completed Sunday morning before the final round
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/20°C · wind 20 km/h ESE, gusts 35 · 4.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/20°C · wind 10 km/h E, gusts 18 · 2.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/22°C · wind 8 km/h NE, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/20°C · wind 10 km/h NNW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Daniel Hillier NZL · 269weekend rounds of 64 and 67 left him two shots short; the only player within five of Chacarra Eugenio Chacarra wins DP World India Championship, now No. 1 in Race to Dubai (ESPN/AP)
144 started · cut E, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
DP World India Championship
Delhi Golf Club, Delhi Golf Club, New Delhi, India
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Eugenio Chacarra
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP)
18 October 2026
Two of the best players in the world are coming for me now, and I know they are not going to make it easy.
ESPN (AP)
18 October 2026
The last round was tough. It was really tiring waking up three days in a row at 4 a.m. My body wasn't there. I didn't feel good.
ESPN (AP)
18 October 2026
I've told Luke I want to be on that team by not just a pick. I wanted to be one of the six [automatic] spots,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugenio Chacarra | 67 · 67 · 63 · 70 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Daniel Hillier | 74 · 64 · 64 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Adrian Meronk | 67 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Angel Hidalgo | 68 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Gregorio De Leo | 67 · 74 · 66 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Tommy Fleetwood | 70 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | JC Ritchie | 67 · 71 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Joost Luiten | 68 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Adrian Otaegui | 69 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Robert MacIntyre | 68 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Thomas Detry | 67 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Tom McKibbin | 67 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 2000-03-22, Madrid, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2022; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 50 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 50 -> rankAfter 39), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet