Golf star Eugenio Chacarra has lashed out at LIV Golf after being dropped from the circuit (Image: GETTY)
Golf star Eugenio Chacarra has lashed out at after being axed from the breakaway circuit. The 24-year-old is now eyeing up a place on the and wants to compete in the Ryder Cup and the Masters.
Chacarra was ranked as the No. 2 amateur in the world in 2022 and was persuaded to join LIV Golf rather than linking up with the Korn Ferry Tour.
He signed a three-year contract at the time but has now been dropped by Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs GC team.
Chacarra discussed his departure from LIV Golf during an interview with Tom Hobbs, who is known as on X. And the Spaniard explained: “When I joined LIV they promised OWGR (Official World Golf Ranking) 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.
“I saw you last year when they pulled the bid. It’s frustrating, but I’m excited for the new opportunity and to see where my game takes me.
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“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 13th 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.”
Chacarra’s only triumph on the LIV Tour came in October 2022 when he won the LIV Golf Bangkok event. But the star hasn’t tasted success since, with his place taken by Spanish amateur golfer Luis Masaveu.
And he added: “I’m a winner and I was never treated like a winner. On the PGA Tour, Ludvig Aberg has one win and I have one win on LIV.
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“We have performed similar. What tours I can play on, I have won. Same with him. But he’s the No. 6 player in the world and everyone talks about him.
“But on LIV, I’m the only young guy who’s won, and they never talk about me. They always talk about the same guys. I’m not blaming them – they probably know more, but they don’t really care about the young guys much.
“So this decision is what’s best for me. I’m very thankful for what they’ve done, but my mind is different now and I want to get to what I was dreaming about when I was little.
“Because obviously LIV didn’t exist when I was growing up. I was watching Tiger Woods winning on the PGA Tour, and I want to do that.”