CHACARRA’S TEAM WINS THE HERO PRO-AM AT HERO INDIAN OPEN

Khel Today Bureau

Gurugram: Spanish talent and former World No. 2 amateur Eugenio Chacarra, lit up the leader board and began his Hero Indian Open campaign in earnest at DLF Golf & Country Club in Gurgaon today, guiding his team to a commanding 40-under-par win at the Hero Pro-Am event. Chacarra had amateurs Arush Sabharwal, Deepkaran Singh and Shon Kipgen as his teammates.

Chacarra, who played at this course last month and finished T-5, showed that he is in good form to make a bid for the title.

Two-time DP World Tour winner Callum Hill, led his squad to a strong second-place finish at 35-under, with support from Vivek Anand, Pradyumn Tripathi, and Inderjit Singh.

Spain’s Ángel Hidalgo and his team, which comprised Col. Narinder Dagar, father of Ladies European Tour winner Diksha Dagar, Sunil Beniwal and Major Billy Bedi, rounded out the podium at 32-under.

With the Pro-Am wrapped, the spotlight now shifts to the main event, with the first tee off at 6:25 AM on Thursday morning.