GOLF – Eugenio Chacarra will arrive at Jumeirah Golf Estates for the DP World Tour Championship from November 12 to 15 with the Harry Vardon Trophy within reach, as the in-form Spaniard bids to become only the third player from his country, after Seve Ballesteros and Jon Rahm, to be crowned European Number One.
The latest chapter of a standout 2026 campaign was written in Delhi earlier this month, where Chacarra played 25 holes on a gruelling final day of the DP World India Championship, signing for a closing 70 to finish 21 under par and two clear of the field.
That third title of the year, following June triumphs at the KLM Open and the DS Automobiles 83° Open d’Italia, carried him to the summit of the Race to Dubai Rankings on 4,092.89 points, ending Patrick Reed’s lengthy stay at the top.
It also lifted him 11 places to 39th in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) and took his DP World Tour haul to four titles, building on his Hero Indian Open win at DLF Golf and Country Club last season.
Chacarra will be joined at Jumeirah Golf Estates by Dubai resident Tommy Fleetwood, who will be chasing a fourth UAE title.
The world number seven won back-to-back titles in Abu Dhabi in 2017 and 2018, claiming the Race to Dubai in the first of those seasons before winning the inaugural Dubai Invitational in 2024 and lifting the PGA Tour’s FedExCup last year.
Fellow Dubai resident Adrian Meronk arrives in fine form after ending a 1,078-day wait for a fifth DP World Tour title at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship earlier this month.
Englishman Joe Dean has also booked his place in the season finale after one of the stories of the year.
Dean won his maiden DP World Tour title on home soil at the Husqvarna British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo, making a remarkable 11 birdies in 24 holes on the final day.
The quartet join an already star-studded field. Seven-time Race to Dubai champion Rory McIlroy returns in pursuit of an eighth Harry Vardon Trophy to draw level with Colin Montgomerie’s record, while Reed is also confirmed.
They will be joined by this year’s Major champions Aaron Rai, who became the first Englishman in 107 years to win the US PGA Championship in May, and Ryan Fox, who lifted the Claret Jug at Royal Birkdale in July.
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