Chacarra takes Race to Dubai lead after India Championship win
Patrick Reed had led since February, but Eugenio Chacarra's India Championship win has moved him to No. 1 with two play-off events still to come.
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Eugenio Chacarra has taken the Race to Dubai lead from Patrick Reed after winning the DP World India Championship, according to CBS Sports.
Golf Monthly reported on Oct. 16 that Reed had led the Race to Dubai since February. A five-hour weather delay on Thursday left the second round unfinished when play stopped at 6pm local time at Delhi Golf Club. It was due to resume at 6.45am on Saturday.
Reed had shot 75 and then 69 to sit on level par through 36 holes, one shot above the current cut mark, according to Golf Monthly. The sources do not say whether he made the weekend or where he finished.
What the standings showed
Golf Monthly put Chacarra 165.73 points behind Reed before the event. It said he needed a solo top-six finish to pass him. Rory McIlroy was 307.76 points back in third and needed a top-three finish.
Chacarra won, and CBS Sports said he moved to No. 1 ahead of Reed and McIlroy.
How Reed's lead shrank
Golf Monthly said two early-season wins and a T2 at the Irish Open gave Reed his cushion. A wrist injury then forced him out of the BMW PGA Championship, where McIlroy finished second. Reed later missed the cut at the Open de Espana, where Chacarra finished second despite a fractured toe.
Reed was trying to become the second American Race to Dubai winner after Collin Morikawa in 2021. McIlroy is chasing an eighth European No. 1 title, which would equal Colin Montgomerie, per Golf Monthly.
Golf Monthly noted the DP World Tour heads to Abu Dhabi and Dubai for the two play-off events.
Sources
- Patrick Reed Faces Anxious Wait On India Cut With Race To Dubai Lead In Jeopardy Latest from Golf Monthly
- Exploring the 'growing the game' fallacy and Eugenio Chacarra leading Race to Dubai over Rory McIlroy CBS Sports Headlines
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