01우승 향한 불꽃 튀는 무빙데이, 최종 라운드 앞두고 요동친 리더보드
DP 월드 투어 인도 챔피언십 3라운드가 열린 현장에서는 우승 트로피를 차지하기 위한 선수들의 치열한 샷 대결이 펼쳐졌습니다. 대회 후반부로 접어들며 선수들은 더욱 신중한 코스 매니지먼트로 타수를 줄여나갔습니다.
특히 '무빙데이'라 불리는 3라운드답게 리더보드 상단은 요동쳤습니다. 선두권에 포진한 주요 선수들은 정밀한 아이언 샷과 날카로운 퍼팅을 앞세워 타수를 대거 줄였고, 1타 차 내외의 촘촘한 간격을 유지하며 선두 다툼을 이어갔습니다.
어려운 코스 세팅 속에서도 위기관리가 빛난 선수들이 우승권에 바짝 다가섰습니다. 그린 주변에서의 안정적인 숏게임과 치명적인 실수를 피한 집중력이 선두 유지의 핵심 동력으로 작용했습니다.
이제 모든 관심은 왕좌의 주인공이 가려질 최종 4라운드로 쏠리고 있습니다. 한 타 차로 향방이 갈릴 수 있는 막판 승부를 앞두고 주요 선수들의 우승 경쟁은 더욱 뜨거워질 전망입니다.
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Darius van Driel got his running shoes on, Laurie Canter doubled up and cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar offered up an interesting comparison on day three of the 2026 DP World India Championship.
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Here is everything you need to know from an elongated Moving Day in New Delhi.
Round two was completed early on Saturday morning following long weather delays earlier in the week. Eugenio Chacarra led at that stage on 10 under par after a second successive round of 67 featuring seven birdies, and maintained that lead by playing the first 11 holes of his third round in four under par before the light gave out in New Delhi. The Spaniard is bidding to beat Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy to top the Race to Dubai Rankings delivered by DP World and said after his second round: "That's what I play every week for, you have a chance to win the tournament the last nine holes on Sunday. Obviously it's nice when you're at the top but there is a lot of golf left still."
That long day led to at least one interesting strategic gambit as players sought to get their rounds finished and avoid an early alarm call on Sunday. Darius van Driel had to be quick out of the blocks to get his group in position to play their final hole, the ninth, and his fleet of foot earned the gratitude of playing partner Dan Bradbury. The final hole did not help the Englishman's score, with his double-bogey the only blemish on a card previously featuring two separate runs of four birdies, but he said: "Literally we just sent Darius running from the eighth green to the ninth tee there to try and finish. Yeah, very, very helpful. That's an extra two, maybe three hours in bed. Yeah, played 28 holes today. Need the rest tonight."
The second hole witnessed a couple of extraordinary approaches - Joost Luiten found the cart path down the left, with Laurie Canter slightly further off line in the dirt, only for both men to find the green.
Canter also enjoyed the unusual feat of making two eagles in a day at the same hole. Finishing the bulk of his second round before almost immediately embarking on his third, he took full advantage of the par-five eighth. "It is a dogleg left to right, so suits my little fade so I feel like I can sneak a bit more round the corner than maybe someone who hits a draw," he said. "I hit two perfect tee shots and had like four irons in. And then, yeah, hit two - this morning would've been like a 50-footer or something. This afternoon just had a good number straight at the pin and ended up in there real close."
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Another order of merit title is up for grabs on the Professional Golf Tour of India, in the newly-structured Race to the DP World India Championship. Om Prakash Chouhan, who won that honour in 2023, shot 71 to reach five under as he bids to chase down Saptak Talwar. Chouhan said: “My body was feeling very tight after playing 36 holes, but I stayed focused on my game. I’ve played here many times, so I know how to plan my way around the course and where to position the ball. That experience has helped me.”
Several sporting celebrities have been in attendance this week and Niklas Nørgaard's caddie Kasper Broch Estrup found time to get an autograph from ex-Brazil striker Ronaldo!
Sachin Tendulkar, perhaps India's most famous sporting son, added a further sprinkle of stardust and Test cricket's all-time record run-scorer picked out an intriguing cross-sport comparison. The narrow targets and punishing rough around Delhi Golf Club has led many players not to even carry a driver this week, reminding Tendulkar of his decision to shelve his cover drive after a run of dismissals outside off stump. "It's the discipline, it's not a technical flaw," Tendulkar recalled his brother telling him ahead of a 2004 Test against Australia. "I said, 'no bowler is going to get me out. Five days, if I bat, I will not get out'. I stayed not out in both innings. I kept leaving the ball and I said, 'If I bat for five days, I will not hit a single cover drive. That is what you want me to do - I will not do that'." Scores of 241 not out and 60 not out suggest he made the right call!
That scarcity of driver opportunities may have curbed Angel Hidalgo's full recoil tendencies, but he still showcased much of his repertoire off the tee as he finished the day in a share of second place.
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Laurie Canter enjoyed the unusual feat of making two eagles in a day at the same hole on a successful Saturday at the 2026 DP World India Championship.