According to reports from the Associated Press and Global Golf Post, the Official World Golf Ranking has denied LIV Golf ranking points.
Format concerns and limited access to LIV golf events were addressed in a letter sent from OWGR President Peter Dawson to LIV CEO Greg Norman. The ranking management committee, which unanimously rejected LIV’s request for ranking points, said that while a 54-hole, no-cut event with 48 players focused on team golf was a problem, it could be “mathematically addressed by world standards.” Stated. [ranking] system. “
The bigger concern is the lack of access to LIV Golf. According to a letter sent to LIV, up to four players can participate in the new circuit next season, including three from the league’s “promotional events” and one from the Asian Tour International Series Achievement Award. LIV also informed the OWGR board that 14 players will be contractually invited to next season regardless of their performance.
Ranking points have been a goal of LIV Golf since its launch last year, with Norman telling players last year that “without the inclusion of LIV, the completeness and accuracy of the ranking itself would be greatly compromised.”
In an interview with Global Golf Post, Dawson acknowledged that the split between LIV and the PGA Tour in professional golf is causing problems for rankings.
“If players prefer DJs, their rankings will go down.” [Dustin Johnson] Bryson DeChambeau is not included. If the rankings were made less stringent to include them, the rankings would drop as well,” Dawson said. “The important thing is that this is not a player issue. It’s clear that LIV players are good enough to be ranked. There’s no doubt about it. “Can a tour with vastly different eligibility criteria be ranked fairly with other tours that adhere to OWGR standards and are arguably more competitive than the now-closed LIV?”
Dawson also said that PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and DP World Tour CEO Keith Perry, who are members of the rankings steering committee, did not participate in the decision to include LIV in the rankings. He said a possible agreement between the Tour, the European Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which owns 93 percent of the breakaway circuit according to court filings, could affect the ranking system. I admitted that I have sex.
“We are not here to say that the OWGR standard is the only way to play,” Dawson said. “We need to change, be flexible and do our best.”
LIV Golf is scheduled to hold its penultimate event in Saudi Arabia this week and the team championship in Doral, Miami next week.