How Eugenio Chacarra performed on his first DP World Tour start since leaving LIV Golf

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While the Magical Kenya Open is not exactly a flagship event on the DP World Tour calendar, there were a handful of particularly notable names teeing it up, including Spaniard Eugenio Chacarra.

Eugenio Chacarra is something of a unique figure in the golfing world right now. After a number of players decided to leave the PGA Tour for LIV Golf, it was inevitable that someone with experience of playing on LIV was going to hit out at the tour – and Chacarra was ultimately that man.

Chacarra had been a part of the Fireballs team. However, after finishing in the open zone in 2024, it was announced that he would not have his contract renewed. Luis Masaveu would replace him on Sergio Garcia‘s team.

The 24-year-old was not prepared to go quietly. Chacarra suggested to Flushing It that being on LIV had seen his development stagnate, comparing where he is in his career with Ludvig Aberg with the pair at similar ages.

Eugenio Chacarra makes first DP World Tour start since leaving LIV Golf

Chacarra had suggested that world rankings had been promised to those who joined LIV. But the league has since dropped its case to earn points.

The problem with Chacarra’s comments is that it was hard to imagine that he would have said anything of the sort had he remained on LIV for 2025. With that, it was difficult not to feel that Chacarra was bitter about where he found himself after leaving LIV.

He now needs to find his feet elsewhere, and he has just made his first appearance on the DP World Tour this year.

Mixed week for the former LIV Golf winner at the Magical Kenya Open

Chacarra finished in a tie for 20th at the Magical Kenya Open, 11 shots back of eventual winner Jacques Kruyswijk. The youngster finished seven under par for the tournament after posting rounds of 69, 69, 69 and 70.

Of course, that would suggest that it was an incredibly consistent week for Chacarra, but it was actually a real mixed bag – with a big divide in his performances on the front and back nines at Muthaiga.

Chacarra made nine birdies and two bogeys on the front nine across the week, while there was eight bogeys on the back nine during the tournament.

The performance earned him €25,890.28 – far from the riches available on LIV. But clearly, it is not going to be easy for Chacarra to become a prominent figure on either the PGA Tour or the DP World Tour in the years to come given where he is starting from.