Eugenio Chacarra
Spanish professional golfer
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Eugenio López-Chacarra Coto[1] (born 22 March 2000) is a Spanish professional golfer and European Tour player.
| Eugenio Chacarra | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Eugenio López-Chacarra Coto |
| Born | 22 March 2000 Madrid, Spain |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Sporting nationality |  Spain |
| Career | |
| College | Wake Forest University Oklahoma State University |
| Turned professional | 2022 |
| Current tour | European Tour |
| Former tour | LIV Golf |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| LIV Golf | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2025 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2024 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Early life
Chacarra was born in Madrid, Spain. His sister, Carolina, also played college golf in the United States, at Wake Forest University.[2]
Amateur career
Chacarra attended Oklahoma State University, where he studied Sports Management, Finance and Psychology.[3] 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,[4][5] reportedly on a three-year contract.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8] In August 2023, Chacarra won the St Andrews Bay Championship played at Fairmont St Andrews on the Asian Tour as part of the International Series. He defeated Matt Jones in a 10 hole sudden-death playoff.[9]
Chacarra left LIV Golf after three seasons, and earned full European Tour status when he won the Hero Indian Open on a sponsor's invite in March 2025.[10]
Amateur wins
- 2017 Grand Prix de Landes[11]
- 2019 Copa de Andalusia[11]
- 2021 European Amateur Team Championship (individual medal)
- 2022 Amer Ari Invitational, National Invitational Tournament,[7] NCAA Columbus Regional
Source:[1]
Professional wins (3)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Mar 2025 | Hero Indian Open1 | −4 (70-70-73-71=284) | 2 strokes |  Keita Nakajima |
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
Asian Tour wins (1)
| Legend |
|---|
| International Series (1) |
| Other Asian Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Aug 2023 | St Andrews Bay Championship | −19 (68-66-68-67=269) | Playoff |  Matt Jones |
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | St Andrews Bay Championship | Matt Jones |
Won with par on tenth extra hole |
LIV Golf Invitational Series wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Oct 2022 | LIV Golf Invitational Bangkok1 | −19 (65-63-69=197) | 3 strokes |  Patrick Reed |
1Co-sanctioned by the MENA Tour
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT | |
| 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)[12]
- Palmer Cup (representing the international team): 2021
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 2019, 2021
Source:[1]