Former LIV Golf star Eugenio Chacarra overcame a nightmare start to claim his maiden DP World Tour title at the Hero Indian Open in New Delhi.
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The Spaniard (25) went into the final round with a one-shot lead over defending champion Keita Nakajima and Brandon Stone.
But despite making a double-bogey at the first and a bogey at the third, he was never more than a shot out of the lead and bounced back with five birdies en route to a two-shot win (€354,641) at a punishing DLF Golf and Country Club.
After birdies at the sixth and ninth, he regained the lead with back-to-back birdies at the 11th and 12th before holing out from greenside rough at the 14th to go four shots clear after his chip clattered the pin and dropped for an unlikely birdie.
He went on to bogey the 17th before closing with a par for a one-under 71 and a two-shot win on four-under from Nakajima (70) in just his ninth DP World Tour start.
“I’m very grateful for that opportunity,” said Chacarra, who made over $18m with LIV Golf before he was relegated last season and exited by the back door when Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs opted not to renew his contract.
