Eugenio Chacarra Explained

Eugenio López-Chacarra (born 22 March 2000) is a Spanish professional golfer.

Early life

Chacarra was born in Madrid, Spain. His sister, Carolina, also plays college golf in the United States, at Wake Forest University.^[1]

Amateur career

Chacarra attended Oklahoma State University, where he studied Sports Management, Finance and Psychology.^[2] He was a first team All-American and reached a high of number two in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, before turning professional and joining LIV Golf in June 2022,^{[3] [4]} reportedly on a three-year contract.^[5] Two months before then, he had announced that he would be returning for a fifth year at Oklahoma State, despite qualifying for the Korn Ferry Tour through the PGA Tour University rankings.^[6]

Professional career

In October 2022, Chacarra gained his first professional victory, winning the LIV Golf Invitational Bangkok by three strokes from Patrick Reed; his Fireballs team also won team component.^[7]

Amateur wins

• 2017 Grand Prix de Landes
• 2019 Copa de Andalusia^[8]
• 2021 European Amateur Team Championship (individual medal)
• 2022 Amer Ari Invitational, National Invitational Tournament,^[6] NCAA Columbus Regional

Source:^[9]

Professional wins (2)

Asian Tour wins (1)

Legend
International Series (1)
Other Asian Tour (0)

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

LIV Golf Invitational Series wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the MENA Tour

Results in major championships

Tournament	2024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Boys' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2017, 2018 (winners)^[10]
• Palmer Cup (representing the international team): 2021
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 2019, 2021

Source:^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Herzig . Gabrielle . College golf's best sibling duo you've never heard of: Meet Carolina and Eugenio Chacarra . Golf Digest . 29 July 2022 . 28 February 2022.
2. Web site: Mellado . Enrique . El LIV Golf ficha al 'Niño Maravilla', el español Eugenio López-Chacarra . LIV Golf signs the 'Wonder Boy', the Spaniard Eugenio López-Chacarra . Marca . 29 July 2022 . Spanish . June 25, 2022.
3. Web site: Hamel . Riley . The No. 2-ranked amateur in the world, Eugenio Chacarra, is turning professional to play for LIV Golf . Golfweek . USA Today . 29 July 2022 . 25 June 2022.
4. Web site: Woodard . Adam . Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra explains flip-flop decision to bail on Oklahoma State and PGA Tour for LIV Golf . Golfweek . USA Today . 29 July 2022 . 30 June 2022.
5. Eugenio Chacarra, No. 2-Ranked Amateur, Turns Pro to Join LIV Golf . Sports Illustrated . 29 July 2022 . 25 June 2022.
6. Web site: Hamel . Riley . Oklahoma State star Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra to forfeit PGA Tour University status and will return to college . Golfweek . USA Today . 29 July 2022 . 13 April 2022.
7. Web site: Lopez-Chacarra wins LIV Golf Bangkok by three strokes . Yahoo! News . 9 October 2022 . 9 October 2022.
8. Web site: Spain's Eugenio López-Chacarra Wins Copa De Andalucia . Atalaya Golf & Country Club . 29 July 2022 . 14 January 2019.
9. Web site: Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra Coto . World Amateur Golf Ranking.
10. Web site: European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association . 19 October 2015 . 22 January 2023.