LIV Golf has lost its bid to earn world ranking points after the Official World Golf Ranking board determined it could not fairly measure the 48-man league.
LIV Golf is playing only for cash, not world ranking points, after the Official World Golf Ranking board determined it could not fairly measure the 48-man league with the other 24 tours around the world. The OWGR rejected the application from Saudi-backed LIV Golf, first submitted in July 2022 after the league already had played two of its 54-hole, no-cut events.'We are not at war with them,' Peter Dawson, chairman of the OWGR board, said when contacted by The Associated Press.
The committee that rejected LIV's application comprised leaders from Augusta National, the PGA of America, the US Golf Association and The R&A, which run the four majors. The majors use the OWGR as part of their qualifying criteria.More to follow....This is a breaking news story that is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh this page for the latest updates.Sky Sports brings you live updates as they happen.
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