Former LIV golfer blasts Saudi-backed league saying circuit 'is only money' as he awaits chance to join PGA
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A former LIV Golf competitor has blasted the golf circuit for what he believed were unfulfilled promises and potential after three years with the Saudi-backed rebel league. Eugenio Chacarra, a 24-year-old Spanish golfer, had been persuaded to join the tour that is supported by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.
![[Chacarra says 'nothing changes' after you win on the LIV tour and that 'there is only money']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/12/03/94002477-14275071-image-a-35_1736652383732.jpg)
He signed a three-year contract to turn to LIV, rather than going to the Korn Ferry Tour, after being the No. 2 ranked amateur in the world back in 2022. But now, he seems to have some buyers remorse after being dropped from Sergio Garcia's team - Fireballs GC.
![[Chacarra won a LIV Golf event in Thailand back in 2022, but hadn't won since. He remains the only youngster to win on the circuit, but was dropped from Sergio Garcia's Fireballs GC.]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/12/03/94002367-14275071-image-a-34_1736652378119.jpg)
'When I joined LIV they promised OWGR and majors,' said Chacarra to Tom Hobbs, who goes by the name Flushing It on X. 'But it didn't happen. I trusted them. I was the first young guy, then the others came after I made the decision. But OWGR and majors still hasn't happened.
![[Chacarra compared his career to Swedish youngster and rising PGA Tour star Ludvig Aberg]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/12/03/94002485-14275071-image-a-37_1736652454617.jpg)
Former LIV Golf starlet Eugenio Chacarra blasted the league after he was dropped from it. Chacarra says 'nothing changes' after you win on the LIV tour and that 'there is only money'. 'I saw you last year when they pulled the bid. It's frustrating, but I'm excited for the new opportunity and to see where my game takes me.
![[Chacarra hopes to join the PGA Tour, but faces a one-year ban due to his LIV Golf participation]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/12/03/94002365-14275071-image-a-36_1736652394285.jpg)
'I see what it's like to win on the PGA Tour and how your life changes. How you get major access and ranking points. On LIV, nothing changes, there is only money. 'It doesn't matter if you finish thirtieth or first, only money. I'm not a guy who wants more money. What will change my life is playing in Hawaii and qualifying for the majors, qualifying for the Masters, the Ryder Cup.'.
