Eugenio López-Chacarra Coto[2] (born 22 March 2000) is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Early life
Chacarra was born in Madrid, Spain. His sister, Carolina, also played college golf in the United States, at Wake Forest University.[3]
Amateur career
Chacarra attended Oklahoma State University, where he studied Sports Management, Finance and Psychology.[4] 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,[5][6] reportedly on a three-year contract.[7] 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.[8]
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.[9] 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.[10]
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.[11]
Amateur wins
- 2017 Grand Prix de Landes[12]
- 2019 Copa de Andalusia[12]
- 2021 European Amateur Team Championship (individual medal)
- 2022 Amer Ari Invitational, National Invitational Tournament,[8] NCAA Columbus Regional
Source:[2]
Professional wins (4)
European Tour wins (2)
| 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 | |
| 2 | 7 Jun 2026 | KLM Open | −11 (69-69-65-70=273) | 1 stroke |
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 |
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | St Andrews Bay Championship | 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 |
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)[13]
- Palmer Cup (representing the international team): 2021
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 2019, 2021
Source:[2]
References
- ^ “Week 24 2026 Ending 14 Jun 2026” (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ^ 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