Hero Indian Open - Day three digest

Ewen Ferguson holed a monster, Jordan Gumberg defied a terrifying pin position and Alex Fitzpatrick was sleepy after day three of the 2026 Hero Indian Open.

Here is everything you need to know from Moving Day at DLF G&CC.

Anything can happen

Eugenio Chacarra, a course and distance winner last year, moved four strokes clear of the field thanks to a third round of 70. That raised the prospects of a successful title defence but the Spaniard was taking nothing for granted and said: "There's still a lot of golf to play and around this course anything can happen. I had a good Moving Day but on this course four shots seems like nothing."

Fitzpatrick craves a rest

Alex Fitzpatrick battled to a hugely creditable level-par 72 to stay six under for the tournament, sharing second place with South Africa's MJ Daffue. Asked to sum up his day, though, the first word out of the Englishman's mouth was "Tiring". He added: "Happy with the way I fought but yeah, ready for bed already."

Peake performance

The par-four 14th hole has played at an average of 4.82 strokes this week, the hardest hole at the Hero Indian Open since the tournament joined the DP World Tour schedule in 2015. There have been only nine birdies there, and just two on Saturday - Fitzpatrick made one and hats off to anyone who knew the other came from Ryan Peake, in a round of 76 that left the Australian three over par for the tournament.

Fitzpatrick made another hugely impressive birdie at the last despite this treacherous pin position, where last week's Hainan Classic presented by MAEXTRO champion Jordan Gumberg somehow conjured an eagle.

Ferguson's finesse

The pace and slopes of the greens at DLF G&CC has made scoring difficult this week but Ewen Ferguson showed how it is done as he breathed on this 40-foot left-to-right snaker to birdie the 15th.

Man of the people

American Akshay Bhatia's first DP World Tour appearance in India, the homeland of his grandparents, ended when he missed the cut by one stroke having resumed his delayed second round on Saturday morning, and having recovered from an outward nine of 44 on Thursday to give himself a chance. To the delight of the local fans, though, the 24-year-old remained on course throughout the day and honoured requests for autographs and photos.