Gurugram, March 31 -- "It's life changing," an emotional Eugenio Chacarra kept repeating, voicing quivering in the moments after sealing victory and then in a more assured tone. The young Spaniard had coasted to a career-altering two-shot win in the $2.25 million Hero Indian Open, surmounting the tough DLF course for a maiden victory on the DP World Tour in only the ninth tournament.
The 25-year-old, overnight leader by a shot, had a roller-coaster start to the final round, in keeping with an eventful nascent pro golf career since 2022. Brilliant in ball striking, Chacarra shook off a double bogey and bogey on the first and third holes to roar back with birdies on the 6th, 9th, 11th, 12th and 14th for a four-shot lead. A bogey on the 17th ...