Joey SAVOIE, Etienne PAPINEAU, win Korn Ferry Tour Status 2027

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*Quebec's Joey Savoie 73 68 66 67 -14 won the season ending Dominican Republic Tour Championship, earning promotion in the top 10 from the PGA Tour Americas to the Korn Ferry Tour for 2027

Joey Savoie (PGA TOUR Americas)

*Joey along with his Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec member Etienne Papineau finished in the Top 10 to earn their promotion.

*They will likely be joined by other Canadians like Adam Hadwin, Ben Silverman, Adam Svensson from the PGA Tour amongst others like Stuart MacDonald, Drew Nesbitt, yet to be decided.

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3. Étienne Papineau (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec)

Without his final-round 64 at the Inter Rapidisimo Golf Championship in June, Papineau’s fortunes would be very different. The fifth-year pro opened the season as a conditional member and missed the cut in the first five events, and his T2 finish in Colombia preserved his eligibility ahead of the season’s first periodic reorder.

As the schedule turned to North America, Papineau recorded wins at the Osprey Valley Open and the Digital Commerce Group Open to become the only two-time winner of the season and secure his spot in The 10 ahead of the season finale. Papineau and Joey Savoie join Drew Nesbitt (2025), Matthew Anderson (2024) and Stuart Macdonald (2024) as Canadians to finish in The 10 on PGA Tour Americas and earn Korn Ferry Tour membership.

4. Joey Savoie (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec)

Savoie played the final 45 holes of the year bogey-free en route to his second win of the season and a promotion to the Korn Ferry Tour. Playing in the fourth-to-last group on Sunday, Savoie two-putted for birdie on the par-5 18th to take the clubhouse lead at 14-under, and he secured the victory when Charlie Crockett parred the closing hole to fall one shot short.

“It's been an amazing year, capping off with a win here, win in Ecuador. I think it tells me that if I'm healthy, a lot of good things that can happen,” Savoie said. “I'm well surrounded, finally healthy and I own my arthritis problem. So, I'm just through the moon that I was able to do it with the pain I was feeling the last 10 years.”

In May, Savoie won the Kia Open de Ecuador presentado por Diners Club in his 74th start in Tour-sanctioned competition to break an eight-year winless drought (WAGR- or OWGR-ranked events). The win lifted him to No. 2 on the points list, but his best finish in his next eight starts was T30 and he fell to 12th entering this week. The 32-year-old saved his best for last, carding rounds of 73-68-66-67 to win the finale and earn his Korn Ferry Tour card for the first time since turning pro in 2020.

Chacarra the new Race to Dubai points leader...Complete list, remaining 2026 season schedule

 

Key facts: Eugenio Chacarra's victory at the DP World India Championship

• His fourth DP World Tour win in his 58th start, and first since the DS Automobiles 83° Open d'Italia 112 days ago

• The first Spanish winner of the DP World India Championship, after finishing T26 in the inaugural event last season

• His third win on the 2026 Race to Dubai, following success at the KLM Open and DS Automobiles 83° Open d'Italia. Marco Penge was the last player to do this in 2025

• Moves to the top of the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World on 4092.89 points, overtaking Patrick Reed 3474.62  Rankings

* Moves 948 points ahead of Rory McIlroy who is 3rd

• Moves to 39th in the Official World Golf Ranking, up from 50th

• The fifth win by a Spanish player on the 2026 Race to Dubai, following his victories at the KLM Open and DS Automobiles 83° Open d'Italia, David Puig’s success at the BMW Australian PGA Championship and Nacho Elvira’s triumph at the Dubai Invitational

• The 215th DP World Tour win by a player from Spain

* October 22-25 Genesis Championship Woo Jeong Hills, South Korea

* November 5 - 8  Playoff top 70 Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, Yas Links 

* November 12-15  Dubai Tour Championship top 50, Earth Course UAE

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Chacarra wins Indian Championship, leads Race to Dubai Rankings, FINAL RESULTS

 DP World Tour : India  Championship  Results

FINAL EDIT >>>> 7am est  2026/10/18

Eugenio Chacarra secured his third victory of a remarkable 2026 season at the DP World India Championship to rise to the top of the Race to Dubai Rankings. 

Chacarra finished a marathon day, in which he completed 25 holes at Delhi Golf Club, two shots clear at the top of the leaderboard on -21 under par after posting a closing 70.

The Spaniard's bid to win the Race to Dubai crown looked to have suffered a blow when he recently fractured a toe but Chacarra did not let that affect him as he fought off strong opposition from a stellar chasing pack on Sunday to overtake long-time leader Patrick Reed in the standings.

After tasting victory at both the KLM Open and DS Automobiles 83° Open d’Italia in June, Chacarra now has three DP World Tour wins to his name in 2026 and four in all after last season's Hero Indian Open triumph at nearby DLF Golf and Country Club.

New Zealand's Daniel Hillier finished alone in second on -19 as a brilliant charge on the back nine gave Chacarra a scare, cutting what had once been a six-shot lead down to two late on to pile on the pressure - but Chacarra was equal to the challenge.

Chacarra went into the fourth round with a five-shot lead after signing for a 63 when the third round was finally completed on Sunday morning following a weather-disrupted start to the tournament.

And he kept his foot on the gas as he began his final round, kicking things off with a birdie at the first before holing from 17 feet at the third to move six shots clear of the chasing pack.

He finished his round with a par to secure a two-shot victory.

Chacarra said: "It's great, after all the hard work. I came close in the last couple of weeks and I wanted to get one quickly to get up on the Rankings and I played really good.

"The last round was tough. It's really tiring, waking up three days in a row at 4am. My body wasn't there, I didn't feel good. It's hard to have a big lead, you don't really want to push but you want to with guys making birdies.

"I'm really proud of my short game and how I grinded and stayed patient.

I was one of the best amateurs in the world and I wanted to be one of the best professional players in the world. I work really hard and I've got a great team surrounding me."

Speaking about his Ryder Cup prospects ahead of next year's showpiece, Chacarra added: "I told Luke (Donald, European Captain) back in the day I want to be in that team by not just a pick. I want to get one of those six spots so that's one of the goals we have as a team. I'm working really hard for it.

"I just want to keep getting better and keep winning."

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Eugenio Chacarra stretched his lead to five shots ahead of the final round of the 2026 DP World India Championship after signing for a 63 on Sunday morning.

A near five-hour delay on day one at Delhi Golf Club left the tournament playing catch-up, with Chacarra returning on Sunday to finish the last seven holes of his third round.

And he hit the ground running, making three birdies and a closing eagle to reach -19 under par and move five shots clear of nearest challenger Daniel Hillier on -14

EDIT 6am est / 3.30pm New Delhi

Kiwi Daniel Hillier posted 7 birdies for 67 and is in the clubhouse at -19 as the field wraps ups up their final rounds at this version of the Indian Championship.

Still on course, Angel Hidalgo is 3rd -17, and Adrian Meronk who won a fortnight ago in Scotland is 4th -15

Eugenio Chacarra, who was 2nd last week in Spain has dominated this week from the get go and he is at -21 with 3 holes to play, and nobody else can catch him.

NOTABLES 

Tommy Fleetwood defended his title well 5th 70 69 68 68 -13

Patrick Reed the Race to Dubai points leader T23 75 69 67 69 -8

Rory T43  70 68 72 74 -4

Shane Lowry T15   75 65 69 69 -10

more to follow..

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Chacarra leads suspended round 3 at Indian Championship..... Results as they stand on Saturday

  DP World Tour : India  Championship Leaderboard Tee Times

As darkness fell over the Delhi GC for another day, round 3 has been suspended and the players who have not completed it will be called back at 645am local time on Sunday.

Eugenio Chacarra leads  at -14 thru 11, with Angel Hidalgo -12 thru 11 and Joost Luiten -12 thru 12.

FINAL EDIT 2026/10/17  1130am est

Eugenio Chacarra takes a two-shot lead into an extended final day of the 2026 DP World India Championship after making nine birdies on Moving Day.

A near five-hour delay on day one at Delhi Golf Club has left the tournament playing catch-up, and Chacarra will return on Sunday with seven holes still to play in his third round.

He will be felling good about his position after a bogey-free outward nine of 32 helped him to -14 for the week, with fellow Spaniard Angel Hidalgo and Dutchman Joost Luiten his nearest pursuers at -12

RACE TO DUBAI POINTS

Chacarra also made good progress in his bid to top the Race to Dubai Rankings  ahead of the current season-long leader Patrick Reed, who made the cut right on the line at E but ended the day -6 after a superb third-round showing, and Rory McIlroy who was two over for his third round and -4 for the tournament

McILROYS DAY

When the third round began McIlroy birdied the first, as Fleetwood had just before him, while Niklas Nørgaard followed suit at the second in a promising start for the chasing pack.

McIlroy bogeyed the third, after finding a thick patch of rough off the tee, and the fourth from a greenside bunker. He then responded to a double-bogey at the sixth with a birdie at the next, then got a favourable bounce off a tree with his approach to the eighth to make par.

McIlroy's day finished on a high, holing from a bunker to eagle the 14th before the horn sounded, he is -4

Defending champion Tommy Fleetwood was the highest-placed of those to have finished their rounds at -9, alongside Gregorio De Leo.

Fleetwood shot a bogey-free 68 while De Leo's 66 was crowned by an eagle at the eighth, his penultimate hole.

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Round 2 wrap, Chacarra leads after 36 holes...Live scoreboard, round 3 underway

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BBC Weather New Delhi : 18*/29*c Sunny with light winds N 4km/h

Eugenio Chacarra was happy to build momentum in his quest to top the Race to Dubai Rankings delivered by DP World by taking the halfway lead at the 2026 DP World India Championship.

The tournament was heavily delayed by storms in New Delhi during the first round on Thursday, with round two eventually completed on Saturday morning before players prepared for a quick turnaround into round three.

Chacarra led at that stage after, for the second successive round, recording seven birdies and two bogeys for a 67.

The dropped shots even came at the same holes, the ninth and 16th, but Chacarra was pleased with his putting through the rest of the round as he reached -10 to lead by one shot from Scotland's Scott Jamieson.

"Yeah, putting was good," the Spaniard said. "Obviously made bogey the same holes twice. I hadn't played very good. But, yeah, something to learn.

"I think my game is good. I'm hitting the ball good. I'm putting good. Attitude is good. So yeah, overall good round."

Chacarra went into this week second in the Race to Dubai Rankings just under 166 points behind leader Patrick Reed with Rory McIlroy lurking a further 142 points back in third as the Northern Irishman chases a record-equalling eighth Harry Vardon Trophy.

Chacarra said: "Obviously they're the two of the best players in the world, so for me to compete with them I need to bring my A-game and I'm trying to do that.

"My team and myself are putting in all we can to contend in Dubai. Obviously I need to get points, have some good weeks because those guys, they never rest. It's always going to be a good week for them; they're going to win. So I need to get my momentum going and hopefully I can keep doing that.

Third place at the halfway stage was shared by Angel Hidalgo, Adrian Meronk, Joost Luiten, Thomas Detry and Joel Girrbach on -8. McIlroy was firmly in the hunt at -6 after a bogey-free 68, with Reed holing a six-foot par putt at the ninth - his final hole - to make the cut right on the line at level par E.

Home favourite Yuvraj Sandhu made seven birdies in his final 10 holes to make the weekend at -1 and said: “I’ve only just finished the round, and I’m still trying to understand how I pulled it off. I think seven-under over 10 holes is a personal best."

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Three share the lead at suspended Indian Championship... Partial results / TEE TIMES

    DP World Tour : India  Championship Leaderboard Tee Times

BBC Weather New Delhi : 19*/29*c Sunny with light winds E 3km/h

The driving range was full at 5am under the floodlights at the Delhi GC this morning as the field plays catch up after Thursday's 5 hour delay due to thunder/ lightning/ rain.

Today Mother Nature is smiling with a sunny, hot day, not much wind at all so play resumed at 7am local and the course is very soft after the rain

New Delhi is 10.5 hours ahead of est so it is now 4pm there as I post this at 530 this Friday morning so round 2 is well underway.

The lead is currently -8 by Adrian Meronk who won the Dunhill Links a fortnight ago, and Dutch veteran Joost Luiten.

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FINAL EDIT >>2026/10/16  830AM EST

play was suspended at 1754hrs local, round 2 will resume at 645am Saturday...

Angel Hidalgo, Joost Luiten and Adrian Meronk shared the clubhouse lead at the top of a congested leaderboard after day two of the weather-affected DP World India Championship.

They were playing catch up after nearly five hours were lost to storms on on day one but conditions were perfect as some players faced 36 holes on Friday.

Luiten played the most of the leaders as he tackled 34 holes in -6 in rounds of 68-68 to get to -8, while Meronk and Hidalgo both faced 32 holes.

Dutchman Luiten also got to -9 with a hat-trick of gains from the 13th and further birdies on the 18th and second. He then made a double on the eighth but bounced straight back from 14 feet on the next.

"It was good for 17 holes, and then my 17th, the eighth hole, I double bogey, which normally you would say it's a birdie hole," said Luiten, who finished sixth at the recent BMW PGA Championship and 13th last week.

Meronk was -5 through four at the end of Thursday but added just one more first-round birdie before following up with a 69, while Hidalgo joined Luiten with rounds of 68-68.

Hidalgo : "Pretty good," he said. "Especially in this course. It's pretty tight. Pretty happy with the way I'm playing these two rounds. Looking forward to the weekend.

Meronk: "It was a lot of solid golf," he said. "I'm happy with my position. Obviously a little bit disappointed with the bogey on the last, but it's still a good round and I'm happy with the day of work.

Belgian Thomas Detry birdied three of his first six holes in round two to sit alongside the leaders, a shot clear of English pair Todd Clements and Eddie Pepperell.

Eugenio Chacarra was also at -7 through five holes as he seeks a result which could send him to the top of the Race to Dubai Rankings on Sunday.

Pepperell, who is 100th on the Rankings and needs a good week to boost his chances of having a full card next season, carded rounds of 71-66 in his marathon day, while Clements played 31 holes posting rounds of 69-68.

Kiwi Daniel Hillier was four over after 13 holes in round one but carded the lowest score of the week so far in a second-round 64 to sit at -6 alongside South African pair Thriston Lawrence and JC Ritchie, Dane Jacob Skov Olesen and Emirati Adrian Otaegui.

Rory and Tommy were at -2 / -4 through 4 holes. The cut is projected at E

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Dane Norgaard leads at weather delayed India Championship...Partial 18 hole results / TEE TIMES

   DP World Tour : India  Championship Leaderboard Tee Times

BBC Weather New Delhi : 19*/25*c Thunder Showers/ Lightning, Gentle breeze ENE 8km/h

****Play suspended due to Thunder/ Lightning 11am New Delhi is 130am est (Toronto)

****Play will resume at 1600hrs which is 530am est..

With round 11 well under way on this short tight Delhi GC the hooter sounded at 11am local due to thunder/lightning rain in the area.

All players are off the course, pictures of Justin Rose practicing chipping in his hotel room. He is -1 thru 15.

Eugenio Chacarra who was T2 last week in Spain continues his fine play -5 thru 15 holes along with Irelands Tom McKibbon -5 thru 16 holes.

Defending champion Tommy Fleetwood is -3 thru 14, Rory McIlroy -2 thru 14.

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FINAL EDIT >>>>>>2026/10/15   745pm est

Niklas Nørgaard produced a birdie-birdie finish to edge into a one-shot lead on a weather-delayed opening day at the DP World India Championship.

Just under five hours of play was lost due to storms in the vicinity at Delhi Golf Club but that was no distraction to Nørgaard, who carded a 66 to get to -6 and lead the way from Spaniard Eugenio Chacarra, Belgian Thomas Detry and Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin.

Spaniard Chacarra is second in the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World and one of four players who could go top this week as the season moves towards a dramatic conclusion.

Rival Rory McIlroy carded an opening 70, while Race to Dubai leader Patrick Reed and another contender in Casey Jarvis were yet to complete their rounds, with 12 players unable to tee off in round one due to the delays.

Of those who did complete 18 holes, however, it was Nørgaard who continued his recent run of fine form in the Indian capital.

The Dane was in danger of losing his card in late August but finished second at the Husqvarna British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo and another runner-up finish at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship now has him heading for the DP World Tour Play-Offs.

The big-hitter carded an eagle, six birdies and two bogeys in round one and revealed he was surprised to score so well on a short and narrow layout that takes the driver out of many players' hands.

"I'm very, very happy," he said. "Bit surprised as well. This should not suit me at all. It pretty much just neutralises my best weapon, which is my driver. But I just managed to make no big mistakes, put the irons in play, and putt pretty well.

"Had a tough year until (August) and it's just I think what happened at Belfry made me regain my confidence. I didn't think that I'd been playing that bad but I just needed something to spark it and that's what the Belfry did.

"I've been playing good since."

Chacarra made a fast start from the tenth with birdies on his opening hole, the 11th, 14th and 15th.

He bounced back from a bogey on the 16th with a gain on the next and added birdies on the second and eighth before dropping a shot on the ninth.

"Need to play here more often I guess," said Chacarra, who has a win and a runner-up finish in New Delhi at the Hero Indian Open.

"I just love the greens. I can see the breaks better than in other places. I know the lie and what it is. I've been having good greens, like reading and good putts made when I play here, and today was kind of the same.

"I'm feeling good, mentally fresh and excited for what's ahead."

Also starting on the tenth, McKibbin rattled off four birdies in a row from the 12th and had a single dropped shot in his 71, while Detry overcame a double-bogey on the 15th and blemish on the sixth with eight birdies.

There was a trio of Scots in Ewen Ferguson, Scott Jamieson and Robert MacIntyre at -4  alongside local favourite Om Prakash Chouhan and England's Marcus Armitage.

Pole Adrian Meronk was -4 after five holes to also sit in that group, one clear of England's Brandon Robinson Thompson and Swede Hugo Townsend who had both finished their rounds -3..

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