Everyone at LIV Golf is angry by what they’ve heard from player who’s left the league as he’s criticised for playing badly for two years

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LIV Golf lead commentator Jerry Foltz hasn’t held back in his criticism of Eugenio Chacarra after the 24-year-old took aim at the Saudi-backed league.

The 24-year-old left Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs at the end of the 2024 season upon the expiry of his three-year deal. Luis Masaveu was signed as a replacement.

Chacarra – who won in LIV’s first season – hit the headlines after comments he made about the breakaway league last week. In an interview with Flushing It, the Spaniard claimed that LIV players were promised world ranking points and also noted that money was the league’s most significant selling point.

“On LIV, nothing changes; there is only money. It doesn’t matter if you finish thirtieth or first, only money,” the 24-year-old said.

Jerry Foltz tears into Eugenio Chacarra after LIV Golf dig

Foltz has since reacted to the Spaniard’s comments and claimed everyone on LIV has been “rubbed” up the wrong way.

“Those comments rubbed me and everybody else associated with LIV the wrong way. There is a lot of it which simply isn’t true,” he told the Fairway to Heaven podcast.

“But be that as it may, he didn’t finish in the top 24 in the lock zone. There’s a reason we didn’t talk about him much, because he didn’t play very well for the last two years. Secondly, he was still in the open zone, but none of the teams wanted him. I think instead of placing blame with the league, place blame looking in the mirror.

“There’s a reason they didn’t want him. And that’s because of the character he has displayed over the last two and a half seasons with LIV, and that basically says it all.”

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When can Eugenio Chacarra play on the PGA Tour?

Chacarra also discussed what’s possible on the PGA Tour, which offers major championship access and world ranking points.

However, will the 24-year-old be able to play on golf’s traditional circuit? The short answer, at the moment, is no.

Chacarra has been suspended from the PGA Tour for a year since his last day with LIV Golf. He can’t attend Q school, qualify for PGA Tour events, or enter Korn Ferry Tour events.

Golf Channel analyst Smylie Kaufman believes the PGA Tour must handle the Chacarra situation carefully. If the Spaniard joins the tour, college players may be tempted to join LIV, knowing they could return in the future.