Oct 10th, 2022 Article
Chacarra wins the LIV Golf Invitational Bangkok
After winning the LIV Golf Invitational Bangkok on Sunday in just his fifth start since turning pro, 22-year-old Eugenio Chacarra had plenty of people to help him celebrate.
After winning the LIV Golf Invitational Bangkok on Sunday in just his fifth start since turning pro, 22-year-old Eugenio Chacarra had plenty of people to help him celebrate.
Eugenio Chacarra admits he didn’t have much fun in his first four LIV Golf events since turning pro. He was nervous. Everything was new. Facing the world-class level of competition for the first time, he adjusted his approach to the game, straying from what made him one of the world’s top amateurs at Oklahoma State.
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