His LIV contract ended. Why he’s shifting on from ‘solely cash’

Past the Brooks Koepkas and Bryson DeChambeaus, who each joined LIV Golf in 2022 with mega-million-dollar contracts, there have been some less-heralded however probably simply as thrilling signings made by the upstart league. Eugenio Chacarra was amongst them. 

The 24-year-old was recent out of school then and the no. 2 ranked beginner on this planet. If Koepka and DeChambeau figured to be LIV’s current, then Chacarra was LIV’s future. However right here in 2025, he’s now LIV’s previous. 

Chacarra is shifting on from LIV now that his contract has expired and was not retained by Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs staff. He’s additionally a bit miffed about guarantees he felt LIV made and the way few “large” tournaments he’s performed in because of not incomes world rating factors and entry to the majors. Chacarra spoke with a number of sources this week — specifically the Flushing It Twitter account and Hugo Costa, a journalist for Golf Channel Latin America — saying how pissed off he’s with how little his wins have gotten him in professional golf. 

“I see what it’s prefer to win on the PGA Tour and the way your life adjustments,” Chacarra informed Flushing It. “The way you get main entry and rating factors. On LIV, nothing adjustments, there’s solely cash. It doesn’t matter when you end thirtieth or first, solely cash. I’m not a man who desires more cash. What is going to change my life is enjoying in Hawaii and qualifying for the majors, qualifying for the Masters, the Ryder Cup.”

Chacarra went on to quote Ludvig Aberg, No. 6 on this planet, whom he used to compete towards in Massive 12 collegiate occasions only a few years in the past. Aberg has received a number of occasions since turning professional — as soon as on the PGA Tour and as soon as on the DP World Tour. Chacarra has received a number of occasions, too — as soon as on LIV and one other on the Asian Tour. Aberg’s wins, nevertheless, have come towards stiffer competitors and have gone so much additional for his world rating and invitations to majors. Chacarra has performed in only one main championship, having certified for the 2023 U.S. Open. (It’s value noting, DataGolf ranks Aberg eighth, and believes Chacarra to be the 282nd-ranked participant on this planet.)

Whereas he says he’s grateful for the chance LIV afforded him, Chacarra grew pissed off by guarantees that didn’t come to fruition. 

“After I joined LIV they promised OWGR and majors,” Chacarra mentioned. “But it surely didn’t occur. I trusted them. I used to be the primary younger man, then the others got here after I made the choice. However OWGR and majors nonetheless hasn’t occurred.”

Now, he’s prepared to maneuver on in pursuit of the PGA Tour dream. Solely he might discover some problem in doing so. 

With the PGA Tour and the Saudi PIF (LIV’s proprietor) nonetheless caught on the negotiating desk for an settlement on how one can reunify the game, Chacarra will apparently face a sanction for his competing on LIV. The Tour has suspended LIV golfers one yr of motion in any Tour-sanctioned occasion (Korn Ferry, PGA Tour Americas, and so on.) from their final aggressive day on LIV. That signifies that Chacarra is anticipated to be suspended from Tour motion till late September 2025. 

Chacarra was by no means a member of the PGA Tour, nor its associates, nor a member of the DP World Tour. This distinction might provide him a little bit of desire given he by no means signed away his annual media rights like, say, Patrick Reed did originally of 2022. Chacarra was subsequently by no means in breach of any contract by enjoying LIV occasions. 

How the Tour decides to rule on his eligibility stays to be seen. Chacarra will be capable of compete in Asian Tour occasions, as quickly because the International Sequence India later this month. He’ll probably be capable of compete in DP World Tour occasions as properly, however will depend on sponsor exemptions originally of that journey. Finally, he felt that the LIV schedule was not sufficient motion for him. Fourteen annual occasions didn’t encourage him, sufficient, Chacarra informed Hugo Costa. 

“It’s a query of motivation,” he mentioned, “and LIV was solely about cash.”

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