Hero Indian Open 2025 Champion, Eugenio Chacarra of Spain
Eugenio Chacarra of Spain, opened the final day with a double bogey and closed with a bogey-par to emerge as the 2025 Hero Indian Open on the DP World Tour. The 25-year-old, who came into the tournament on a special invite from Hero MotoCorp, became the first Spanish champion of the event, producing three under par rounds over four days.
Chacarra, who registered his first win on the DP World Tour, started the week with a win in the Hero Pro-Am, and went on to shoot 70-70-73-71 for a total 4-under 284 at the DLF Golf and Country Club. He won by two shots over the defending champion, Japan’s Keita Nakajima (72).
The winner, Chacarra, who received the glittering and iconic Hero Indian Open trophy from Dr Pawan Munjal, Executive Chairman, Hero MotoCorp, also received a winner’s cheque of US $ 382,500 while Nakajima received US$ 247,500.
The top Indian was once again Veer Ahlawat (75) alongside Om Prakash Chouhan (71) and Gaganjeet Bhullar (73), who finished with a bogey and a double bogey in the last three holes to drop from T-10 to T-17.
An emotional Chacarra, when asked about his feelings, said, “Obviously, you need to start by thanking Hero MotoCorp and Dr Pawan Munjal for giving me a chance to compete. Very grateful for that opportunity. I appreciate it, and you guys probably changed my life today. So thanks for that.”
Nakajima, looking for a back-to-back win at the Hero Indian Open, opened with two bogeys in the first three holes and then went through 11 pars before finishing birdies on the 15th and 18th for a round of even par 72 to finish runner-up for the second time in as many weeks. He was also the runner-up at the Singapore Classic last week on the DP World Tour.
Other Indian finishers were Ajeetesh Sandhu (78) at T-31, Shubhankar Sharma (75) at T-43rd, Shaurya Bhattacharya (79) at T-54 and Shiv Kapur (83) at T-60 alongside Kshitij Naveed Kaul (75).
Chacarra’s maiden DP World Tour win came on just his ninth appearance as he bounced back from a disastrous start in the final round as he went 3-over after three holes and lost his overnight lead.
The highlight of Chacarra’s round came at the 14th, where his chip, travelling at great speed from a tricky spot in the rough ran straight into the hole for a bonus birdie instead of racing well past.
Chacarra also made a number of crucial par saves to maintain the distance between him and the chasing pack.
