LIV Golf’s most recent denial of Official World Golf Ranking points, included OWGR chairman Peter Dawson describing the league as a “closed shop.” That won’t be the case anymore.
The debate over whether LIV Golf events should receive Official World Golf Ranking Points has been raging on Golf Twitter for about a year now, so why do we care about the latest installment on Monday? Because it involved Phil Mickelson and Colt Knost.
The freefall for most LIV Golf participants in the Official World Golf Ranking has been steady and spectacular since joining the alternative circuit last year, one that, unfortunately for them, doesn’t offer OWGR points.
Among the many and varied topics LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman has covered in his ongoing long-distance dialogue with the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour is that of World Ranking points.