DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

November 12, 2026

Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra

Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth Course

Quick Quotes

Q. A really good fight in some very tough conditions on day one. Tell us about that from your point of view.

EUGENIO LOPEZ-CHACARRA: Yeah, it was tough. Obviously, playing in the last group, the wind was out there, the greens weren't as good as in the morning. So we knew it was going to be a long day.

Yeah, proud of the fight. Obviously, a lot of things to do better. I think maybe a couple of mistakes strategy-wise. Made a bogey on 13 that I thought I was in the right spot, and you can't really be short of that pin because with the conditions and the wind, with the down-grain, it was almost impossible to leave your putt close.

And then, yeah, all my bogeys. It's like I'm making birdies, I'm playing good, the good's good, I just need to be able to clean the card a little in the next couple of days.

Q. Are you the sort of player that leans into tough conditions? If the conditions do stay like this over the next few days, is that going to play into your advantage, do you think?

EUGENIO LOPEZ-CHACARRA: Well, I mean, I'm playing against the best players in the world. So they have more experience, and they have played this course a million more times. I think whatever it brings, it brings.

I know I need to do a couple of things better to be able to have a chance on Sunday, and that's what I'm going to focus on. I think if I fix those, a little strategy-wise and I can putt a little better, I think I'm going to have a chance on Sunday. So I'm excited to keep going tomorrow.

Q. Some of our commentators today were commenting on the fact that you bring an old-school kind of class and style about the way you go about this game and your swing and the way you carry yourself. Where do you credit that to?

EUGENIO LOPEZ-CHACARRA: Yeah, I mean, I just love the game of golf. I try to play with the most enthusiasm. I mean, it's just what I dream of, to be playing competition golf with one of the best players in the world.

So yeah, I'm excited. I feel like I have a natural swing. Obviously, I grew up, my dad is from the north of Spain, where Seve was from, so I grew up watching him and seeing all that. So everything I can try to emulate, be like him, is something that every Spaniard and myself try to work on.