Spain’s Eugenio Chacarra held a one-shot halfway lead at the DP World India Championship, while six Indians made the cut as the weather-hit second round concluded at the Delhi Golf Club on Saturday. India’s Om Prakash Chouhan, Yuvraj Sandhu, Anirban Lahiri, Shiv Kapur, Karandeep Kochhar and Saptak Talwar secured their places in the final two rounds of the USD 4 million event. Chacarra, who has one win and two other top-five finishes in four appearances in India, followed his opening-round 67 with another three-under 67 to reach 10-under-par 134.
I missed only two fairways yesterday,” Chouhan said. “I felt good. My focus was on my own game and trying to finish as well as possible. My driving has been the strongest part of my game so far. “I’ve only just finished the round, and I’m still trying to understand how I pulled it off.
Three-over for the tournament after his opening seven holes, Sandhu caught fire over the closing stretch, making seven birdies in his last 10 holes, including four in the final five, to salvage a round of 68. Defending champion Tommy Fleetwood (70-69) was also at five-under 139 in tied 22nd, keeping himself in contention as he looks to retain the title he won in the championship’s inaugural edition. After opening with a six-over 76, Canter improved by an extraordinary 13 shots, transforming his position with the lowest round of the tournament.
There’s been a lot of support and blessings from home and my team, and a lot of hard work behind it,” Sandhu said.
