Eugenio Chacarra said early this year his new professional goal was to play on the PGA Tour. He accomplishes that feat this week.
Eugenio Chacarra said early this year his new professional goal was to play on the PGA Tour. He accomplishes that feat this week.
The former LIV Golf winner will make his return to the PGA Tour this week at the co-sanctioned Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club. He played the first three years of his professional career for LIV Golf, leaving Oklahoma State to join the league in 2022, but he was not re-signed in the offseason.
Since then, he won the Hero Indian Open in March while playing via sponsor exemption, which earned him status for the remainder of the DP World Tour season. Now, he's 19th in the season-long standings, with the top-10 players earning PGA Tour membership following the DP World Tour Championship in November. And this week, he finally gets a chance for a life-changing week.
Chacarra was the first past golfer to publicly chastise LIV Golf, ripping the league in an interview earlier this year.
“When I joined LIV, they promised OWGR and majors. But it didn’t happen. I trusted them. I was the first young guy, then the others came after I made the decision. But OWGR and majors still hasn’t happened.
"It’s frustrating, but I’m excited for the new opportunity and to see where my game takes me.
"I see what it’s like to win on the PGA Tour and how your life changes. How you get major access and ranking points. On LIV, nothing changes, there is only money. It doesn’t matter if you finish 30th or first, only money. I’m not a guy who wants more money. What will change my life is playing in Hawaii and qualifying for the majors, qualifying for the Masters, the Ryder Cup."
Earlier this year, Laurie Canter became the first former LIV player to compete in a PGA Tour event at the Players Championship. Two weeks ago at the Rocket Classic, James Piot, the 2021 U.S. Amateur winner and former LIV golfer, received an exemption to play in his home-state event.
Chacarra had four starts in PGA Tour events before joining LIV Golf, making the cut at the 2021 Sanderson Farms Championship, and two major appearances, though he has never been a full-time member.
Now, Chacarra joins the group of former LIV'ers to play on the PGA Tour, but he wants it to be an arrival, not an appearance. A strong finish in Scotland would go a long way in making that happen.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Eugenio Chacarra, former LIV Golf winner, will play 2025 Scottish Open
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