Eugenio Chacarra lifts LIV’s lively debut with maiden tour win in Bangkok, takes home US$4 million purse
- The 22-year-old rookie pockets US$4 million for the individual win and another US$750,000 for his share of the team victory at Stonehill
- The breakaway rebel series LIV will now head to Jeddah before closing out the year in Miami
Spanish rookie Eugenio Chacarra secured the biggest payday of his young career, bagging US$4 million in the LIV Golf Invitational in Bangkok on Sunday.
Chacarra, who only turned professional in June, had not finished inside the top 20 previously at a LIV event but landed a monster cheque after carding a final round three-under 69 to hold off former US Masters champion Patrick Reed by three strokes at Stonehill golf club.
The 22-year-old followed up his opening two rounds of 65 and 63 to finish on 19 under par. In the team event, Chacarra’s 19 under par total helped his Fireballs team, comprised of Carlos Ortiz, Sergio Garcia and Abe Ancer, claim the team title.
The Fireballs’ victory ends the four-tournament winning streak by 4 Aces GC and gives Fireballs a chance to claim one of the day one byes at the Miami Team Championship to close out the season. The seeds will be finalised after next week’s event in Jeddah, with the top four teams getting byes.
“It feels great,” Chacarra said after the event. “Just trusting yourself and working hard every day. That’s what they taught me when I was young and what these guys tell me you need to do, and trusting your team, having a good team, and just work and work I would say.”
Chacarra was full of praise for LIV’s first event in Thailand, where he played alongside some of the world’s top golfers.
