The broken toe of Eugenio Chacarra is still on the mend. Because of a heavy downpour and danger of lightning, did not deter the Spaniard from carding an impressive five-under 67 to be one shot off the clubhouse lead on Day 1 of the $4 million DP World India Championship on Thursday, that, nor a stoppage of around five hours.
“It was a long day. Lot of patience needed. Happy with my game, good start to the first round. That was Chacarra after finally submitting his card. “I love the country, I love the people, I love the food, I’m a butter chicken and rice kind of guy. With the DP World Tour card secured, he has grown in stature. After an excellent start at a course with narrow fairways and penal roughs, Chacarra is happy to be in the R2DR challenge with Reed and McIlroy. The tour goes to Korea before finishing with events in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, which hosts the Tour Championship.
Woke up at 4.30 (for a 7.05am start) and now it is what, 5pm. Lucky we got 18 holes in. “It is getting better, I broke it what 10-12 days ago. The player with a confident air about his game, however, was down and out at 2024 end after being cut out of the LIV Golf series. With no playing status on any tour, he was handed a sponsor’s invite for the 2025 Hero Indian Open. He ended second in the 2026 edition of the tournament as well. In October 2025, in the inaugural DP World India Championship, he was T26, but at 11-under and after all sub-par rounds.
I still get some pain, still taking medicines…feeling better every single day,” he said. The youngster’s words “when I am playing well, I am as good as anyone” didn’t sound hollow when he won the tournament at the tough DLF Golf and Country Club course by four shots. I read the greens well, I have had some success here in the past and hopeful we can keep going,” he said on Thursday.
