Eugenio López-Chacarra Coto[1] (born 22 March 2000) is a Spanish professional golfer and European Tour player.
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]
References
- ^ a b c “Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra Coto”. World Amateur Golf Ranking.
- ^ Herzig, Gabrielle (28 February 2022). “College golf’s best sibling duo you’ve never heard of: Meet Carolina and Eugenio Chacarra”. Golf Digest. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Mellado, Enrique (25 June 2022). “El LIV Golf ficha al ‘Niño Maravilla’, el español Eugenio López-Chacarra” [LIV Golf signs the ‘Wonder Boy’, the Spaniard Eugenio López-Chacarra]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Hamel, Riley (25 June 2022). “The No. 2-ranked amateur in the world, Eugenio Chacarra, is turning professional to play for LIV Golf”. Golfweek. USA Today. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Woodard, Adam (30 June 2022). “Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra explains flip-flop decision to bail on Oklahoma State and PGA Tour for LIV Golf”. Golfweek. USA Today. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ “Eugenio Chacarra, No. 2-Ranked Amateur, Turns Pro to Join LIV Golf”. Sports Illustrated. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ a b Hamel, Riley (13 April 2022). “Oklahoma State star Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra to forfeit PGA Tour University status and will return to college”. Golfweek. USA Today. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ “Lopez-Chacarra wins LIV Golf Bangkok by three strokes”. Yahoo! News. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ “Int’l Series: Chacarra beats Jones in epic playoff”. LIV Golf. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ Jourdan, Cameron (30 March 2025). “Former LIV winner, who criticized league, wins Indian Open to earn DP World Tour status”. Golfweek. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ a b “Spain’s Eugenio López-Chacarra Wins Copa De Andalucia”. Atalaya Golf & Country Club. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ “European Boys’ Team Championship – European Golf Association”. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
External links
- Eugenio Chacarra at the PGA Tour official site
- Eugenio Chacarra at the European Tour official site
- Eugenio Chacarra at the Official World Golf Ranking official site