Former LIV Golf player doubles down on previous claim: "I saw nothing change"

Former LIV Golf player Eugenio Chacarra has revealed he knew he needed to make a change when he routinely found himself watching major championships on his sofa. 

Chacarra was recruited by the PIF-backed league in June 2022, shortly after he made the decision to turn professional. 

Then aged 22, the Spaniard linked up with Sergio Garcia's Fireballs - penning a three-year deal worth a reported $15m. 

It didn't take Chacarra long to secure his first individual title, with the golfer securing a commanding three-shot victory in Bangkok on his fifth start. 

Chaccara then struggled to find consistency. 

His contract was not renewed and he later hit out at LIV, expressing dissatisfaction with the lack of promised world ranking points. 

"With LIV, there is only money," he previously said. 

He was also upset because he was told he would never be sanctioned by the PGA Tour for competing in LIV events. 

LIV Golf commentator Jerry Foltz told Chacarra that instead of placing blame on the league, he should look in the mirror. 

Speaking to bunkered, Chacarra has opened up on his time with LIV. He insisted he has no regrets, and he doubled down on his previous assertions. 

"I was losing a little motivation," he told the publication.

"Because once you win out there, it's just money, you know? If I won individually, I saw nothing change. Once you have a lot of money, this doesn't matter.

"So I was losing a lot of motivation to get better and practise. That's why my last year in LIV was a little bad golf-wise and mental-wise as a person.

"I don't know if it was watching the majors on the sofa instead of having a chance to be there. I don’t know what it really was for sure but I was losing motivation to get better. 

"Maybe [I was] too comfortable. And that's what my team thought. And I'm glad they told me that because I'm a completely different guy, I'm a completely different person now."

Chacarra said he has lost 20 pounds in weight and enjoys 'being around the best players, seeing what they do and what I can learn'. 

No regrets

Chacarra is understood to have signed a three-year contract in the region of $15m. 

On the course, he earned a further $8m. 

Now he is attempting to earn his first PGA Tour card via the DP World Tour. 

Does he have any regrets? "I wouldn't take anything back," he said. 

"I got lucky enough that I went when LIV didn't have a lot of players. To have life security when you’re 22 years old, that's unique and takes some pressure out of your game. 

"The security money-wise LIV gave me and the experience playing with great players was great.

"But I thought my time there was over. I needed to compete. 

"We tried to play majors, tried to play the Ryder Cup, tried to be where I dreamed of when I was little because obviously LIV didn’t exist when I was little. My dream has always been to be a PGA Tour player."