Eugenio Chacarra insisted "it would mean the world" to join fellow Spaniards Seve Ballesteros and Jon Rahm on the list of Harry Vardon Trophy winners after reaching the top of the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World on Sunday.
Chacarra recorded a two-shot victory at the DP World India Championship to secure his third title of the 2026 season and soar to the top of the standings ahead of Patrick Reed in second and Rory McIlroy in third.
There is still a lot of golf to be played between now and the end of the season but, after winning at Delhi Golf Club, Chacarra stressed how special it would be to put his name alongside Spanish golfing icons such as Ballesteros and Rahm.
He said: "It would mean the world.
"Those two guys are heroes for me as a Spanish golfer. Seve did everything for European and Spanish golf, and then Jon, it's a guy that I've been looking up to since he went to college and professional golf.
"What he has accomplished, it's amazing. Hopefully I can put my name on that trophy too. That's one of the goals.
"I know it's not going to be easy. Rory in Dubai always plays well and I know it's going to be a big battle. Patrick too.
"Two of the best players in the world coming for me now, and I know they're not going to make it easy."
McIlroy is attempting to become an eight-time winner of the season-long race and knows he will have his work cut out.
He said: "Eugenio is playing well. He's overtaken Patrick in the Race to Dubai. That makes my job a bit harder going into the last two events."
