DP World Championship in India, ranking of the fourth round
-21 E Chacarra (Spa), -19 D Hillier (New Zealand), -15 Un Hidalgo (Spa), Un Meronk (Pol), -13 J Luiten (Ned), JC Ritchie (SA), T Fleetwood (Eng), G de Leo (Ita)
Others selected: -12 R MacIntyre (Scotland), T McKibbin (NI), –10 S Lowry (Ireland), -9 A Rai (English), -8 P Reed (United States), -4 R McIlroy (NI), J Rose (England)
Complete ranking
Eugenio Chacarra won the DP India World Championship by two strokes to move to the top of the Race to Dubai rankings ahead of Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy.
Spaniard Chacarra finished at 21 under, with American Reed and world number two McIlroy well off the pace in the final round of this event.
After opening with successive scores of 67 in his first two rounds at Delhi Golf Club, poor light halted play with Chacarra still on the 11th hole of his third round on Saturday.
That left the 26-year-old with extra work on Sunday and he concluded his third round with a five-shot lead after a nine-under 63.
A score of two-under 70 in his final round was then enough to defeat New Zealander Daniel Hillier who birdied the final round to put pressure on the winner.
The victory was Chacarra’s third of the season as he looks to emulate Jon Rahm and Seve Ballesteros to become the third Spaniard to top the season rankings on the DP World Tour.
“These two guys are heroes for me as a Spanish golfer,” Chacarra told Sky Sports.
“Seve has done everything for European and Spanish golf, and then Jon, he’s a guy I’ve admired since he went to college and professional golf. What he’s accomplished, it’s incredible.
“I hope I can also put my name on this trophy. That’s one of the goals.”
Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, had led the way since March after early-season victories in Qatar and Dubai, but he was overhauled with just three events remaining before the winner is crowned next month.
A final round 69 in Delhi meant Reed finished at eight under and tied for 23rd, while McIlroy was four shots further back with his disappointing weekend just good enough for a share of 42nd.
The 37-year-old Northern Irishman was playing the event for the second year in a row and started strongly before scoring 74 over two in his final round.
McIlroy’s compatriot Tom McKibbin fared better at 12 under, a score good enough for ninth place alongside Scot Robert MacIntyre. Thomas Detry from Belgium and Adrian Otaegui from the United Arab Emirates.
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