Two DP World Tour titles in two weeks, and a PGA Tour card now firmly in his sights
Eugenio Chacarra closed out the Italian Open on Sunday with a bogey-free 64, winning by five shots at Circolo Golf Torino. It was the 26-year-old Spaniard’s second DP World Tour title in as many weeks, following his win at the KLM Open earlier in June. Both the manner and the timing matter.
A flawless Sunday in Turin
Chacarra reached 24-under for the week, five clear of England’s Matt Wallace, with Chile’s Joaquín Niemann a further shot back in third. The closing round was the work of a player in full control — five birdies in his first ten holes, then an eagle at the par-five 15th to settle the matter. He never looked troubled. (ESPN)
A ticket to Royal Birkdale
The victory carried a significant reward beyond the trophy. Chacarra secured the final Open Championship place available to unexempt players through the Open Qualifying Series, booking his debut at Royal Birkdale next month. For a player who has watched the game’s oldest major on television since boyhood, it is a milestone moment.
The bigger prize in sight
The win lifted Chacarra to third in the Race to Dubai, behind only Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy, and put him top of the standings for the ten PGA Tour cards awarded to leading non-exempt players at season’s end. It marks a notable turnaround. A former LIV Golf player whose contract with Sergio García’s Fireballs was not renewed after 2024, Chacarra returned to the DP World Tour and won the Hero Indian Open in March 2025. Three titles in fifteen months later, the PGA Tour card he has chased since childhood is within reach.
A summer for Spanish golf
Chacarra’s form is part of a strong season for Spanish golf, and a reminder of the depth the country continues to produce. For anyone inspired to play where the Spanish game is at its finest, the courses of the Costa del Sol — championship layouts, reliable sunshine, and the kind of post-round dining that makes an evening — are hard to beat.
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