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Eugenio Chacarra will take a one-shot lead into the weekend of the 2026 Hero Indian Open as he looks to successfully defend his title at DLF Golf & Country Club.
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The Spaniard carded a three under par round of 69 to reach eight under in Delhi, one ahead of playing partner Casey Jarvis who posted a sensational eight under 64, the best round of the week so far.
Chacarra secured his maiden DP World Tour title at the 2025 Hero Indian Open and has put himself in a strong position at the midway point in his quest to defend his title.
The 26-year-old, who began his second round on the tenth tee, made a slow start to Friday, recording a bogey on his opening hole and at the 14th.
He had to watch Jarvis pour in five birdies on the pair’s back nine but found a response with an eagle three at the 18th to get back to level par for the day and give himself some momentum to take through the turn.
A bogey from Chacarra at the third, where Jarvis made the second of another pair of consecutive birdies, was quickly cancelled out by a birdie at the fourth; in contrast, South African Jarvis recording his only blemish of the day.
A magnificent tee-shot to the island fifth set up another gain for the defending champion and both players made a late pair of birdies, Jarvis at the seventh and eighth and Chacarra at the eighth and ninth.
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MJ Daffue, who won last week’s DP World PGTI Open on the HotelPlanner Tour, was a shot further back in third, with first-round leader Freddy Schott five under after a battling 73 alongside Jacob Skov Olesen and Alex Fitzpatrick, who both have four holes left to play as round two was suspended due to darkness.
Frenchman Ugo Coussaud sits in seventh place on four under par, while Scottish duo David Law and Euan Walker, New Zealand’s Nick Voke, England’s Matthew Baldwin and Spaniard Quim Vidal are a shot further back in eighth.
Players will return to finish their second round on Saturday at 7:15am local time, with third round action to commence later in the morning.
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