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Chacarra Takes Lead as McIlroy Falls Away in Delhi
The Spaniard led by two strokes at 14-under as fading light suspended play, leaving most of the field to finish the third round Sunday.
- Eugenio Chacarra leads the DP World India Championship in New Delhi at 14-under par after play was suspended on Saturday due to fading light, with most competitors still incomplete.
- Persistent weather delays forced the tournament into catch-up mode at Delhi Golf Club, requiring leaders to complete 25 holes on the final day to conclude the event.
- Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy fell 10 shots off the lead after carding four bogeys and a double bogey in an erratic third round, though he holed a bunker shot for eagle at the 14th.
- Dutchman Joost Luiten and Spaniard Angel Hidalgo trail by two strokes at 12-under, while American Patrick Reed remains eight shots back but in contention for the Race to Dubai title.
- Play resumes at 6:35 a.m. on Sunday with Chacarra needing to complete seven holes of his third round plus his entire final round; competitors vie for crucial Race to Dubai points.
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Chacarra takes lead as McIlroy falls away in Delhi
Chacarra, who won the Hero Indian Open earlier this year, was 14-under after his incomplete third round at Delhi Golf Club. Although the weather was much improved, play was held up by nearly five hours on day one leaving the European Tour event playing serious catch-up. Chacarra along with six-time major champion McIlroy finished their second rounds earlier in the day. The Spaniard, second in the Race to Dubai, has seven holes to play in his thi…
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