Chacarra holds two-shot lead as play is suspended

Eugenio Chacarra held a two-shot lead at the DP World India Championship when fading light halted Saturday’s third round, leaving the Spaniard seven holes to complete before the final round on Sunday. Chacarra was 14 under par after 11 holes of his third round at Delhi Golf Club. Joost Luiten and Angel Hidalgo were tied for second at 12 under, with Luiten through 12 holes and Hidalgo through 11. The leaderboard remained provisional, with most of the field still to finish the round. Play was scheduled to resume at 6:35 a.m. local time Sunday. Chacarra faced 25 holes in total: the seven remaining in his third round and the full final round. The tournament schedule had already been affected by a five-hour weather delay on the opening day. Daniel Hillier, Adrian Meronk and Scott Jamieson were a further shot behind the leading pair at 11 under when play stopped. Patrick Reed was eight shots behind Chacarra at six under, while Rory McIlroy was 10 back at four under. Both are also pursuing Chacarra in the season-long Race to Dubai standings. Chacarra made four birdies on the front nine of his third round and reached 14 under after consecutive second-round scores of 67. He won the...