LIV golfers will continue to play simply for cash, not world ranking points, after the Official World Golf Ranking board rejected the one-time rebel league’s bid to have its results counted.
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 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. Three players are to be added for the 2024 season through a promotional tournament, with a fourth player – Andy Ogletree – advancing through the International Series on the Asian Tour. LIV Golf can choose to add others by recruiting, such as signing up Mito Pereira and Thomas Pieters ahead of the 2023 season.LIV Golf made its debut in June 2022, and the lack of world ranking points has taken an enormous toll.
“Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, of course they should be in the ranking,” Dawson said. “We need to find a way to get that done. I hope that LIV can find a solution – not so much their format, that can be dealt with through a mathematical formula – but the qualification and relegation.” The OWGR committee also raised concerns over the team aspect of LIV, particularly a moment involving Sebastian Munoz at a LIV Golf event in Florida a week before the Masters.Koepka had a one-shot lead on the final hole, with he and Munoz both about 12 metres away for birdie. Koepka went first and left the putt just over 1.2 metres away. Munoz needed to make birdie to force a play-off. However, his Torque team had a one-shot lead. Munoz lagged his putt to just inside the distance and made par.
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