Alex Fitzpatrick delivered a composed and decisive finish to claim his first DP World Tour title, overturning a four-shot deficit to defeat defending champion Eugenio Chacarra at the 2026 Hero Indian Open.
The 27-year-old Englishman carded a three-under-par 69 in the final round at DLF Golf & Country Club to secure a two-shot victory. Entering the day four strokes behind, Fitzpatrick produced a clinical back-nine performance to seize control of the tournament.
Chacarra, who held a commanding overnight lead, showed early resilience with a birdie at the fifth despite an opening bogey. However, momentum shifted at the eighth when his tee shot found water, leading to a costly bogey. Fitzpatrick capitalised with a birdie, reducing the deficit and setting up a tightly contested turn.
The Englishman briefly stumbled with a bogey at the tenth but responded with three consecutive birdies from the 11th to the 13th, applying sustained pressure. The decisive moment came across the 15th and 16th holes, where Fitzpatrick surged ahead as Chacarra faltered with back-to-back bogeys.
Displaying composure under pressure, Fitzpatrick added another birdie at the 17th to extend his lead before safely navigating the final hole, where a closing double bogey still proved sufficient for victory.
The win marks a significant milestone as Alex joins his elder brother, Matt Fitzpatrick, as a DP World Tour champion. The brothers also enter the record books as the first siblings to win in successive weeks across the DP World Tour and the PGA TOUR.
Behind them, MJ Daffue finished tied for third alongside Ugo Coussaud and Andy Sullivan. Italy’s Francesco Molinari ended the week at three under, while Matteo Manassero recorded the lowest round of the day with a 68.
Reflecting on his breakthrough, Fitzpatrick acknowledged the journey behind the win, noting the persistence required to overcome doubt and the importance of his support team. He also expressed pride in joining his brother among Tour winners, highlighting both inspiration and motivation drawn from that family benchmark.
The victory positions Fitzpatrick as a rising force on the European circuit, with momentum firmly on his side heading into the remainder of the season.
About the DP World TourÂ
The DP World Tour is the main men’s professional golf tour of the European Tour group.
As golf’s global tour, we showcase global talent in global destinations and use our platform to build, entertain and connect our global community.
GLOBAL TALENT: We provide pathways and a platform for the leading international talent, bringing together golfing icons, national heroes and emerging stars from around the world.
GLOBAL DESTINATIONS: We stage tournaments in iconic cities and locations around the world and each week we celebrate and showcase the rich diversity of the courses, cities and cultures we visit.
GLOBAL COMMUNITY: We build, entertain and connect communities through our commitment to innovation, creative content and having a positive social and environmental impact.
Our 2026 Global Schedule features 42 tournaments in 25 different countries and comprises three distinct phases: five ‘Global Swings’, the ‘Back 9’ and the ‘DP World Tour Play-Offs’. It features five Rolex Series events – the premium category of events on the DP World Tour – and four Major Championships, all of which count towards the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World, the Tour’s season-long competition which concludes at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
DP World, the leading provider of global smart end-to-end supply chain and logistics solutions, has been the title partner of the DP World Tour since the start of the 2022 season, the Tour’s 50th season following its formation in 1972.
We also enjoy the support of many of the world’s leading business brands with DP World, Rolex, Aldar, AWS, BMW, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Emirates, Fortinet, Husqvarna, Michelob ULTRA, Nexo and Vestas as Official Partners
About Hero MotoCorp
Hero MotoCorp, headquartered in New Delhi, India, is the world’s largest manufacturers of motorcycle and scooter for 25 consecutive years, with a global footprint spanning 52 Countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and customer base of over 128 million. VIDA, powered by Hero, is the company’s dedicated electric mobility arm, driving innovation and sustainability. Hero MotoCorp has collaborations with Harley-Davidson and Zero Motorcycles and strategic investments in Ather Energy and Euler Motors. The company operates eight manufacturing facilities – six in India and one each in Colombia and Bangladesh – along with two Research and Development centres: Centre for Innovation and Technology (CIT) in India and Tech Centre Germany (TCG) near Munich. Hero MotoCorp is the only Indian two-wheeler manufacturer listed on the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). Beyond mobility, Hero MotoCorp is a leading global corporate promoter of multiple sports including golf, football, field hockey, and cricket. Hero MotoSports Team Rally is India’s flag bearer in global rally racing, while legendary golfer Tiger Woods is the company’s Global Corporate Partner.
About the European Tour groupÂ
The European Tour group administers the DP World Tour, the Hotel Planner Tour, the Staysure Legends Tour and the G4D Tour and, as the Managing Partner of Ryder Cup Europe LLP, stages golf’s greatest team contest, the Ryder Cup, in partnership with the PGA of America.
The European Tour group has Strategic Partnerships with the PGA TOUR, the Sunshine Tour and Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, the China Golf Association (CGA), Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO), the Korea Professional Golfers’ Association (KPGA), and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI). These partnerships provide global pathways for players from across the world to compete internationally on the DP World Tour, the main men’s professional golf Tour of the European Tour group which was established in 1972, as well as the HotelPlanner Tour.
