Major champions Justin Thomas and Bubba Watson clashed amid a discussion over world ranking points.
Twitter account Flushing It questioned the fairness of the new OWGR system, which was introduced earlier this year and has since been heavily criticised.
The row arose over the number of points on offer at the Hero World Challenge, where Tommy Fleetwood – who finished last – earned 2.0886 points, the same as Chan Shih-Chang and Graeme McDowell, who shared third at the Indonesian Masters.
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US PGA champion Thomas, who finished fifth in the Bahamas, waded in, writing: “An event with 15ish (sorry not sure the exact number) of the top 20 in the world? It’s all about the quality of the field. The new system is hurting events like this more than it does that. Like anything in golf, play well enough in big events and you’ll be rewarded.”
I have no problem with them getting points, they just need to meet the criteria like everybody else. But they don’t in 7 of the 8 categories from my understanding. Every tour went thru the 2-3 year process to earn OWGR pts, no reason they shouldn’t be different right?
— Justin Thomas (@JustinThomas34) December 3, 2022
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