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McIlroy Four Behind Clubhouse Leaders as Darkness Stops India Round
Hidalgo, Luiten and Meronk finished at eight under; McIlroy had completed four holes of his second round when play stopped.
Rory McIlroy was four shots behind the clubhouse leaders when darkness stopped the second round of the DP World India Championship on Friday, with 14 holes of his round still to play.
McIlroy eagled the first hole and was two under for the round through four holes, taking him to four under overall at Delhi Golf Club. He had opened the tournament with a 70.
Angel Hidalgo, Joost Luiten and Adrian Meronk completed 36 holes at eight under. Hidalgo and Luiten each recorded rounds of 68–68; Meronk followed an opening 67 with a 69, according to the DP World Tour’s day-two report.
The tournament was still recovering time lost to nearly five hours of storms on Thursday. Luiten played 34 holes on Friday, while Hidalgo and Meronk each played 31.
Thomas Detry was also eight under after six holes of his second round. More than half the field had not completed round two, and 12 players had yet to start it. The round is scheduled to resume at 6:45 a.m. Saturday in New Delhi, which is 7:15 p.m. Friday in Calgary.
Sources and notes
- https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/dp-world-india-championship-2026-day-two-digest/
- https://www.pgtofindia.com/index.php/news/3038
- https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/13599990/dp-world-india-championship-rory-mcilroy-four-off-clubhouse-lead-but-through-only-four-holes-of-second-round
- https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2026/10/16/dp-world-india-championship-round-2-scores-leaderboard-rory-mcilroy-tommy-fleetwood
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Golf_Club,_New_Delhi_-_panoramio.jpg
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