Eugenio Chacarra holds two-shot lead at DP World India Championship
Eugenio Chacarra took a two-shot lead into the final day of the DP World India Championship at the Delhi Golf Club on October 18, 2026. He finished the day at 14-under overall.
A rain-affected opening round forced many players into catch-up mode, and Chacarra — the Race to Dubai leader — navigated an interrupted schedule by completing 13 holes in the morning to finish his second round before playing 11 holes in the third. He made his move on the front nine of the third round with four birdies and must now maintain his composure as he faces 25 holes on Sunday. The disrupted timetable left several contenders with incomplete rounds heading into the final day.
Overnight leaders Joost Luiten and Angel Hidalgo remained in close pursuit, each sitting two shots behind Chacarra after recording similar scores during the day. Both Luiten and Hidalgo carded rounds of 68 in their completed efforts and were four-under through differing numbers of holes in the third round. Their proximity on the leaderboard kept the title contest tightly contested entering the final day.
Rory McIlroy, identified in the report as Chacarra’s rival in the Race to Dubai standings, was off the pace after a difficult front nine in the third round that included three bogeys and a double bogey. Former Brazil striker Ronaldo was among the large weekend crowd following McIlroy at the Delhi Golf Club when McIlroy holed a bunker shot on the par-five 14th for an eagle. McIlroy stood at four-under overall and tied for 40th with 21 holes left to play on the final day.
American Patrick Reed, second in the Race to Dubai standings, produced a six-under score in his incomplete third round and rose to six-under overall. Reed moved to tied 22nd and, according to the report, kept his title hopes alive with that showing. Several players still had holes to complete, leaving the leaderboard subject to change overnight.
Six Indians made the cut, one more than in the previous edition, and Om Prakash Chouhan led the home contingent for the third straight day at five-under overall, tied 30th. Anirban Lahiri was the next-best Indian, tied 48th. Italian Gregorio De Leo and England’s Dan Bradbury posted six-under rounds among those who managed to complete their rounds and will have the advantage of playing only 18 holes on Sunday; Bradbury said he had seen Darius Van Driel "running from the eighth green to the ninth tee" in an effort to finish more of his round and added, "It is very, very helpful to only have to play 18 holes on Sunday. That is an extra two, maybe three hours in bed."
The top of the leaderboard read: 14-under — Eugenio Chacarra (67, 67, four-under after 11 holes); 12-under — Joost Luiten (68, 68, four-under after 12 holes), Angel Hidalgo (68, 68, four-under after 11 holes); 11-under — Daniel Hillier (74, 64, five-under after 14 holes), Adrian Meronk (67, 69, three-under after 11 holes), Scott Jamieson (68, 67, two-under after 11 holes).
Chacarra enters the final day with a two-shot advantage and will play the remaining holes on Sunday, when those with incomplete rounds face either 18 or 25 holes depending on how many holes they have left to finish.
