Eugenio Chacarra closed 67 on Sunday at Adriatic Golf Club Cervia to win the Italian Open by two strokes, his second consecutive DP World Tour victory. The win moves him inside the season's top ten in the Race to Dubai standings and mathematically secures his PGA Tour card for 2026. He left LIV Golf in December 2024 after two seasons.
Chacarra turned professional in June 2022 and signed with LIV ten days later, forgoing his senior year at Oklahoma State. He played 48 LIV events across two seasons, recorded four top-ten finishes, and earned approximately $8.2 million in prize money with no victories. His LIV contract was reportedly worth $30 million over four years. He declined to exercise the remaining two years in December, citing a desire to compete for major championships and Ryder Cup selection. LIV released him without penalty.
The Italian Open win follows his victory two weeks ago at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship in the UAE, where he shot 21-under across four rounds. Both events carried $2 million purses. Chacarra's combined prize money from the two wins totals roughly $666,000, and his season earnings now sit near $1.1 million. His DP World Tour ranking guarantees him a PGA Tour card through the circuit's top-ten pathway, which grants full playing privileges to the season's leading performers who are not already PGA Tour members. He will also retain full DP World Tour status through 2027.
The timing matters for three reasons. First, Chacarra's rehabilitation took nine months, not multiple years. His amateur credentials—54 weeks as the world's number-one amateur, NCAA individual champion in 2022—allowed him to retain Category 4 DP World Tour membership when he left LIV, despite never completing a full European season. That meant immediate entry into full-field events without requiring Monday qualifiers or sponsor invitations. Second, his pathway creates a template for the 13 players still on LIV rosters who are under 27 years old and hold no major championship exemptions. If they leave before 2026, they face the same calculus: European tour grind, top-ten finish, PGA Tour card in hand within 18 months. Third, Chacarra's case suggests LIV contracts contain exit clauses that allow for clean breaks if both sides agree, which has implications for 2025 recruitment conversations. Three current LIV players are known to be in renewal negotiations this summer, and two are represented by the same agency that handled Chacarra's December departure.
Chacarra is now eligible for 17 PGA Tour signature events in 2026 based on his tour card status, though his world ranking—currently 67—may not qualify him for several of the eight events with stricter field criteria. His DP World Tour wins have not yet moved his OWGR position materially because the Italian Open carried a reduced field of 132 players and offered limited ranking points. He will need a top-50 ranking to enter the Masters without qualifying, and a top-60 ranking to avoid U.S. Open sectional qualifying. His next scheduled start is the Volvo China Open in two weeks, then the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, where he holds a special invitation as a former top amateur.
Ryder Cup implications are straightforward. Chacarra became eligible to represent Europe the moment he left LIV, as the tour's December ruling clarified that only active LIV members are ineligible for selection. He is Spanish, which matters because Spain has not placed a player on the team since 2018, when Sergio García and Jon Rahm both played at Le Golf National. Rahm remains on LIV. Chacarra's current European points total ranks him ninth on the automatic qualification list with 16 counting events remaining before the September cutoff. Captain Luke Donald attended the final round in Cervia and spoke with Chacarra on the 18th green after his win, their first public conversation since Chacarra left LIV.
The Italian Open leaderboard included three other players with LIV backgrounds: Laurie Canter, who never signed but attended a 2022 recruitment dinner in London; Adrian Otaegui, who declined a 2023 offer; and Thorbjørn Olesen, who met with LIV executives in March 2024 and passed. Chacarra's Sunday playing partner was Matteo Manassero, who turned down LIV twice and recently regained his PGA Tour card through the Korn Ferry Tour. After the round, Manassero's caddie was seen showing Chacarra a spreadsheet on his phone—presumably a season schedule comparison. The two are now booked on the same flight to Shenzhen for the China Open. Manassero's agent confirmed Wednesday that he is representing Chacarra in PGA Tour sponsor negotiations for 2026, with a focus on apparel and equipment deals that were paused during his LIV tenure.
Chacarra's next milestone is the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth in September, the DP World Tour's flagship event, which offers 1.5x Race to Dubai points and will likely determine final Ryder Cup positioning. His world ranking should reach the top 50 by then if he records two more top-25 finishes in the next 12 weeks. That would unlock Masters entry for April 2026 and eliminate the need for U.S. Open qualifying. Three equipment companies have approached his management about endorsement renewals since the Ras Al Khaimah win, according to a person familiar with the discussions. His LIV-era TaylorMade contract expires in July.
The takeaway
Chacarra's nine-month LIV exit to PGA Tour card shows the European pathway works for young players with Category 4 status.
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