Although the Arnold Palmer Invitational will be the headline event on the PGA Tour next week, there will be a familiar face teeing it up at the alternate event of the Puerto Rico Open.
Both tournaments take place March 5-8th and, on Tuesday, it was confirmed by the PGA Tour that former LIV Golfer Eugenio Chacarra will be in the field at Grand Reserve Golf Club.
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Chacarra claimed one victory on LIV Golf, winning in his debut season in 2022
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Plying his trade on the DP World Tour throughout 2025, securing victory at the Hero Indian Open of that year, Chacarra last played an outright PGA Tour event at the 2019 Mayakoba Golf Classic, where he missed the cut.
Turning professional and joining LIV Golf in 2022, while ranked as the World No.2 amateur, Chacarra earned a solo win in his maiden season alongside his Fireballs GC teammates, before racking up 16th, 32nd and 39th finishes in the League’s individual standings.
Suffering with injury, Fireballs GC opted not to bring the Spaniard back for the 2025 season after he finished in the Open Zone.
Because of his LIV Golf involvement, with his final tournament taking place in August 2024, he was forced to serve a one-year PGA Tour suspension, but was able to play DP World Tour events via sponsor’s invites.
Chacarra has teed it up in DP World Tour events since leaving LIV Golf in 2024
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Now, in March 2026, Chacarra will become the most recent player from the LIV Golf League to return, or play, a PGA Tour event, joining the likes of James Piot, who played the 2025 Rocket Classic, and Brooks Koepka, who returned to the PGA Tour in 2026 via the circuit’s Returning Member Program.
Speaking to a group of media on Tuesday morning, he stated: “(It’s a) tremendous opportunity for me, my family and my future family. I’m very thankful for the opportunity. My goal since I was little is to be on the PGA Tour.”
Currently ranked 27th in the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai Rankings, Chacarra finished solo third at the Alfred Dunhill Championship back in December, with top 25s also coming at the AfrAsia Mauritius Open and Dubai Invitational.
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Prior to the Magical Kenya Open in mid-February, Chacarra withdrew from the event to focus on his mental health, with a post on his Instagram stating that the decision to pull out of the tournament “hasn’t been easy to accept.”
Chacarra celebrates his Hero Indian Open win last year
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Claiming that his main goal is to secure a PGA Tour card in the future, a win at the Puerto Rico Open would wrap up his playing rights for the next two years, while there is also the chance of him earning one of the 10 PGA Tour cards up for grabs on the DP World Tour rankings.
Moving from LIV Golf to the DP World Tour, Chacarra explained to media on Tuesday the main differences he feels between the circuits, adding “it gave me a little more of what, like, real golf is.
“Having a cut, having to grind, having different tee times. Just playing every week with a lot of players. It’s fun to see where my game is, where I need to improve, what areas I need to improve a little more to be able to be one of the best and get on the PGA Tour quick.”