Chacarra eyes more glory at International Series Egypt

CAIRO: LIV Golf champion Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra will be one of the star attractions at the International Series Egypt, as he tees up his Asian Tour debut at the Madinaty Golf Club.

The lucrative $1.5 million tournament makes its first appearance in Egypt from Nov. 10 to 13.

Chacarra is still basking in the glow of his maiden professional victory last month in the LIV Golf Invitational Bangkok at Stonehill. He won the individual first prize of $4 million and made a further $750,000 as part of the winning team.

The 22-year-old Spanish sensation rose to number two in the World Amateur Golf Ranking before signing up with LIV Golf after turning professional in June. 

He joins a star-studded field that also includes fellow LIV Golf stars Peter Uihlein and Chase Koepka, as well as International Series winners Scott Vincent, Sihwan Kim, Nitithorn Thippong and Taehoon Ok. 

“I am excited about teeing off on the Asian Tour for the first time, I like what the Asian Tour is doing, it’s exciting and hopefully I can do a good job there,” said Chacarra. 

The Egypt tournament will be the sixth leg of the Asian Tour’s inaugural International Series, which was launched this year in a partnership between the Asian Tour and LIV Golf aimed at invigorating the game in Asia and the Middle East. Egypt will be the 18th stop on the tour’s 2022 schedule.

“I’m grateful to the Asian Tour, it is a great opportunity to play in Egypt,” said Chacarra. “I have never played there or visited Egypt before so it will be a great experience, hopefully it will be a good week and I will be able to play well, and also see everything that there is over there.” 

The event is preceded by the International Series Morocco the week before at Royal Golf Dar Es