Eugenio Chacarra shot a stunning second nine six-under-par 30, that included an eagle on his penultimate hole, to take the clubhouse lead on the opening day of the $2 million International Series India presented by DLF.
The Spaniard fired a four-under-par 68 on Thursday to lead from Filipino Justin Quiban and Danthai Boonma from Thailand, who, playing together, returned 70s at DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurugram – one of the toughest courses in the region, where scoring was high today and par a good score on every hole.
A one-hour delay at the start of the day caused by fog meant 42 players were unable to finish their rounds. Most notable of those were Japan’s Kazuki Higa who was four under with three to play when darkness fell at about 6pm local time and Aaron Wilkin from Australia, with six to play on three under.
American Bryson DeChambeau, the current US Open champion, and fellow LIV Golf star, Joaquin Niemann from Chile, in the same group, were two under with two remaining.
Anirban Lahiri, the de facto host of this week’s International Series India and the only contracted Asian player on LIV Golf, has been involved with the tournament from the conceptualisation stage, and played a key role in ensuring his good friend and Crushers GC Captain DeChambeau was able to make the trip.
This week’s inaugural event is the first leg of the 2025 International Series.
