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Chacarra wins India Championship by 2 shots at 21-under
The Indian Express·
Eugenio Chacarra won the DP World India Championship by two shots at Delhi Golf Club on Sunday at 21-under 267 after a closing 70. He played 25 holes on the final day after rain delays. Daniel Hillier of New Zealand finished second at 19-under. The win moved Chacarra ahead of Patrick Reed in the Race to Dubai.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Indian fans at Delhi Golf Club saw Anirban Lahiri finish best among locals in tied 23rd at eight-under 280.
- Saptak Talwar's shared 55th place secured a DP World Tour card via the PGTI Order of Merit lead.
- Golf viewers tracking the Race to Dubai face a shifted leaderboard after Reed slipped behind Chacarra.
What's Happening
- Chacarra held a five-shot lead entering the fourth round after a seven-under 63 completed Sunday morning.
- Hillier birdied the 18th to cut the margin to two before Chacarra parred the final holes.
- Rory McIlroy finished tied 42nd at four-under after a two-over 74 in the final round.
What the Delhi leaderboard shows
- The winner's cheque was $6,80,000 according to reports from the final round.
- Six Indians made the cut, one more than the previous edition of the event.
- Rain forced schedule shuffles that left several players with more than 18 holes on Sunday.
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