Tommy Fleetwood has outside shot to contend as DP World India Championship set for marathon Sunday
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NEW DELHI (AP) – Eugenio Chacarra has moved into position for another big win in India.
The Spanish golfer was leading by two strokes on 14 under when Saturday’s play at the DP World India Championship was suspended because of darkness, with most of the field yet to finish their third 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.
Joost Luiten (4 under after 12 holes) and Angel Hidalgo (4 under after 11 holes) were tied for second place at 12 under, with Daniel Hillier, Adrian Meronk and Scott Jamieson a further shot back. Eight-time DP World Tour winner Tommy Fleetwood posted a 4-under 68 in Round 3 to reach 9 under and T11.
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.
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 DP World Tour.
Play will restart at 6:35 a.m. local time on Sunday (which is 9:05 p.m. ET on Saturday), with Chacarra needing to play the remaining seven holes of his third round as well as his entire final round.
