By Julio Cesar Valdera Morales
The Genesis Scottish Open has been the stage for the return of former LIV Golf players to the PGA Tour umbrella in the last couple of years. Bernd Wiesberger and Laurie Canter did so in 2024, and it will happen again in 2025.Eugenio Chacarra is confirmed to play at The Renaissance Club thanks to his position in the top 75 of the Race to Dubai rankings. In fact, the Spaniard is currently ranked 15th and is in an excellent position to earn his PGA Tour card for next season.The Scottish Open is co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour, opening the door to numerous European players.As you may recall, Chacarra played three seasons at LIV Golf, with a victory at the 2022 Bangkok event as his best result. During his time in the Saudi-backed league, he was part of the Fireballs GC team, captained by his compatriot Sergio Garc铆a.It will also be recalled that his departure from the league was widely talked about, due to the statements he made after ending his relationship with the circuit. His words included the unfulfilled promises LIV Golf made to its players:”When I joined LIV they promised OWGR and majors,” he said, according to Golf.com.”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.”Eugenio Chacarra: “I Can Be a PGA Tour Player”After leaving LIV Golf, Chacarra looked to join the DP World Tour, and it couldn’t have gone better. He won in just his second European Tour start of 2025, the Hero Indian Open, which earned him his tour card.Since then, he has finished with two more top-10s, moving him into the top 15 of the Race to Dubai. At season’s end, the top 10 in this ranking, who are not otherwise exempt, will earn a PGA Tour card for 2026.In other words, Chacarra is on the right path to fulfilling one of his career goals:”I’m thankful for everything LIV has given me. I’m 24 years old and my life is set,” he told Flushing It.”I don’t know if it will work out for the best or not, but I know this is what my heart tells me is right, and it works for my motivation to wake up and grind and get better, and to say I can be a PGA Tour player one day.”The Genesis Scottish Open will be Chacarra’s first non-major PGA Tour event since playing in the 2022 Wells Fargo Championship, still an amateur. Prior to that, he had played in three other tour events.More Golf: PGA Tour pro backs Max Homa in social media feud, predicts comeback