Eugenio Chacarra and Jorge Campillo are among the form players so far on the Asian Swing and they are readying themselves for a final push to secure qualification for the US PGA Championship.
Chief among the incentives for DP World Tour members through the third of five Global Swings on the 2025/26 Race to Dubai is a spot at the second men’s Major Championship of the year for the top three finishers.
With two events to play, starting with this week’s Volvo China Open and concluding at the Turkish Airlines Open next month, Spanish pair Chacarra and Campillo sit fourth and third in the Rankings respectively.
Chacarra finished runner-up as he made a strong defence of his title at the Hero Indian Open last month, and the 26-year-old arrives at Enhance Anting Golf Club on the back of a top ten on the Korn Ferry Tour during an off week in the DP World Tour schedule.
Up at career-high 121st on the Official World Golf Ranking, Chacarra knows another good performance this week will only boost his hopes of qualifying for the US PGA Championship through the Swing Rankings for a second consecutive season.
"It’s in the back of my head," he said. "I can get there a few different ways.
"I can play some good golf and get there by World Ranking [too]. Last year, it was 107, the cut, so I am only 13 or 14 spots away from that.
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"I could also get it by the top three of the Asian Swing, so I know there’s lot to play for these two weeks.
"I am just going to try to focus on having fun, playing my game and seeing where that takes me."
I am just going to try to focus on having fun, playing my game and seeing where that takes me - Eugenio Chacarra
For Campillo, who finished runner-up on his last visit to China for the Hainan Classic presented by MAEXTRO, he is bidding to earn a spot at the US PGA Championship for the first time since 2000.
A three-time DP World Tour winner, he knows a victory could well be required if he is to stay in the top three with 585 points towards the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World on offer for the winner.
“It’s a nice goal to have, but the guys who win the next two events are going to easily pass me, so I really need another top five to make it,” he said.
“It’s quite tough still. I feel like the winners, they have the best chance of making it as it’s just four events, but I will give it another try obviously.”
Campillo turns 40 in June and having been limited to appearances at The Open Championship in recent years, is eager to have the chance to test himself on the Major stage stateside again.
On his three appearances at the US PGA Championship, he has missed the cut – something he would be keen to put right.
“It would be nice, I’m getting old but I don’t feel old,” he added.
“I played the PGA Championship three times, and it was really bad, all of them, so it would be nice to do it again and have a nice tournament.
“I think I can do it, but I still have to qualify first."
Campillo, who has three top tens to his name at China's national open, added: "I almost won this event a few times, so hopefully I can play good again, have another top three and make it to the PGA Championship. My confidence is good enough.
"After a little break, you don’t know how the game is going to be tomorrow, but that’s how golf is. I guess everyone is like that."
Last month, Chacarra spoke of his belief a new approach in his preparation and schedule could result in him winning twice on the DP World Tour this season.
Having finished in the top five last year at the Volvo China Open, he feels confident about his chances of mounting a title challenge as he bids to establish himself as one of the world’s best – something he affirmed after his win in India last year.
My game, it feels really good, really solid. I think I am doing a great job with my team. I feel as solid as I’ve been in the last couple of years and I’m happy to back with the DP World Tour, competing again at one of
the courses that I enjoy a lot, in one of the cities that me and my family love.
"I was number two in the Amateur World Ranking and I know I am capable to be one of the best players in the world on the pro ranking too.
"That’s been my goal since I was little. I work towards that and I love jumping spots. Obviously, I need to keep playing solid golf.
"One of the goals this year was to become one of the top 100 players in the world and I am working towards that. Hopefully I can keep playing good golf and good golf takes care of everything."
