LIV Golf’s seven-month Official World Golf Ranking application has resulted in an official sanctioning by the rankings board, but the league is not happy with the result.
The OWGR confirmed the top-10 finishers in LIV Golf tournaments will be awarded points while admitting the league did not meet a number of aspects in its criteria – areas including field size, no-cut events and pathways.
“Limiting points to only the top 10 finishers disproportionately harms players who consistently perform at a high level but finish just outside that threshold, as well as emerging talent working to establish themselves on the world stage—precisely the players a fair and meritocratic ranking system is designed to recognize,” LIV Golf said.
LIV Golf statement after securing OWGR points:
“The stated mission of the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) is to “administer and publish a transparent, credible, and accurate ranking based on the relative performances of players participating in male Eligible Golf Tours worldwide.”
“We acknowledge this long‑overdue moment of recognition, which affirms the…
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