We are in the middle of the professional golf season and, along with the regular ongoing Tour events, there are also Major qualifying tournaments where players can work their way into the big championships.
Just a day on from the PGA Championship, where Aaron Rai claimed his maiden Major, US Open Final Qualifying took place over two venues – Walton Heath and Dallas Athletic Club – where headlines were made at the latter.
Several notable names earned their spots for Shinnecock Hills in June, but one of those who missed out was DP World Tour winner, Eugenio Chacarra, who made the bold decision to leave mid-playoff.
Close scoring in Dallas meant a six-man playoff was needed to decide who would earn the final spot at the US Open, with two alternate spots also needing to be decided.
Eventually, thanks to a birdie on the first playoff hole, LIV Golf’s Caleb Surratt claimed his place at a maiden Major, but there was still the small matter of who would secure the two alternate spots.
Chacarra was among the five remaining men, but decided to withdraw shortly after Surratt’s victory, with the Spaniard leaving the premises to catch a flight to Belgium and the DP World Tour’s Soudal Open.
According to a few people. Very odd scenario in the 6 for 1 playoff. On the first hole Caleb Surratt made birdie to win. The other five players made par and moved on to play for 1st and 2nd alt. Both VERY important at this site. And Eugenio Chacarra just left. Not sure what…May 19, 2026
First reported by Monday Q Info’s Ryan French, the reason for the withdrawal at the time was unknown, but Chacarra himself clarified the situation shortly after the original tweet was posted.
Writing on X, Chacarra stated: “I left because my goal is to get my PGA Tour card through the DP Tour and for me to prepare (for) Belgium the right way was to get that flight.
“When you fly to Europe you lose one day and that was the only chance I had to get there on time to get some rest and practice the course.”
Chacarra’s best result on the DP World Tour in 2026 came at the Hero Indian Open, where he finished runner-up
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Teeing it up at Rinkven International GC in Antwerp, Belgium, Chacarra is battling it out for one of the 10 PGA Tour cards…
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