Chacarra leads by 2 shots and in sight of another big win in India as McIlroy fades

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 17). Chacarra leads by 2 shots and in sight of another big win in India as McIlroy fades. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/golf/chacarra-leads-by-2-shots-and-in-sight-of-another-big-win-in-india/article_cb34b107-109a-5aa5-95de-f6e78b022254.html

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Eugenio Chacarra leads the DP World India Championship by two strokes on a score of 14-under par after completing 11 holes in the third round. Joost Luiten and Angel Hidalgo are tied for second at four under, with Rory McIlroy trailing significantly at ten shots behind Chacarra. The article highlights McIlroy’s poor performance during an eight-hole stretch where he made several bogeys and a double bogey, causing him to fall out of contention despite being close after the second round.
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📰 Chacarra Leads In Indian Golf Tournament
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European India NEW DELHI Race to Dubai Spanish

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Chacarra PERSON · 4× McIlroy PERSON · 4× European NORP · 2× India GPE · 2× Angel Hidalgo PERSON · 1× Daniel Hillier PERSON · 1× Eugenio Chacarra PERSON · 1× Joost Luiten PERSON · 1× NEW DELHI GPE · 1× Spanish NORP · 1×

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The Spanish golfer was leading by two strokes on 14-under par when Saturday’s play at the DP World India Championship was suspended because of fading light, with most of the field yet to finish their third round.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-17
🔮 Play will restart at 6.35 a.m. local time on Sunday, with Chacarra needing to play the remaining seven holes of his third round as well as his entire final round.
2026-10-17 · Toronto Star
Chacarra leads by 2 shots and in sight of another big win in India as McIlroy fades · assertive framing

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NEW DELHI (AP) — Eugenio Chacarra has moved into position for another big win in India. asserted
Chacarra → move → India
The Spanish golfer was leading by two strokes on 14-under par when Saturday’s play at the DP World India Championship was suspended because of fading light, with most of the field yet to finish their third round. asserted
most → lead → round
Chacarra was 4 under for his round after 11 holes, having started out in the halfway lead after completing a second-round 67 early Saturday. asserted
Chacarra → start → 67
Joost Luiten (4 under after 12 holes) and Angel Hidalgo (4 under after 11 holes) were tied for second place, with Daniel Hillier, Adrian Meronk and Scott Jamieson a further shot back. asserted
Luiten → tie → Hillier
Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy — battling with Chacarra for the season-long Race to Dubai title — were eight and 10 shots off the lead, respectively. asserted
Reed → battle → lead
Chacarra earned one of the biggest wins of his career in India last year, triumphing at the Hero Indian Open — where he was playing on an invitation — to earn his full status on the European tour. asserted
he → earn → tour
Play will restart at 6.35 a.m. local time on Sunday, with Chacarra needing to play the remaining seven holes of his third round as well as his entire final round. asserted
Chacarra → restart → round
McIlroy fades McIlroy was only four shots off the 36-hole lead after a bogey-free second-round 68 but he slipped out of contention following a dreadful eight-hole stretch in the third round. asserted
he → slip → round
Between Nos. 3-10, the Northern Irishman — showing off a new look with his Tommy Fleetwood-style baggy pants — made four bogeys and a double that contained a duffed chip from thick rough beside the green. asserted
that → show → green
Holing out from a bunker for eagle at No. 14 eased some of McIlroy’s misery, but he was still 2 over for his third round after 15 holes. asserted
he → hole → holes
McIlroy is seeking an eighth Race to Dubai title as the European tour’s No. 1 player of the season, which would tie the record of Colin Montgomerie. asserted
which → seek → Montgomerie
It was previously called the Order of Merit. asserted
It → call → Merit
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