LIV Golfing is taking part in just for money, no longer global score issues, next the Professional Global Golfing Score board progressive it would no longer somewhat measure the 48-man league with the alternative 24 excursions around the globe.

The OWGR unfavourable the appliance from Saudi-backed LIV Golfing, first submitted in July 2022 next the league already had performed two of its 54-hole, no-cut occasions.

“We are not at war with them,” Peter Dawson, chairman of the OWGR board, stated when contacted by way of The Related Press. “This decision not to make them eligible is not political. It is entirely technical. LIV players are self-evidently good enough to be ranked. They’re just not playing in a format where they can be ranked equitably with the other 24 tours and thousands of players trying to compete on them.”

PGA Excursion Commissioner Jay Monahan, Ecu excursion CEO Keith Pelley and Keith Waters of the World Federation of PGA Excursions prior to now recused themselves from the LIV Golfing resolution to steer clear of any struggle of hobby.

The committee that unfavourable LIV’s utility comprised leaders from Augusta Nationwide, the PGA of The united states, the U.S. Golfing Affiliation and The R&A, which run the 4 majors. The majors importance the OWGR as a part of their qualifying standards.

LIV Golfing, which has two occasions left in its 2d season, has 48 gamers competing over 54 holes and not using a compres and a $20 million handbag, with an supplementary $5 million awarded in a coincident crew pageant.

Dawson, a non-voting member of the committee, stated the OWGR may paintings round probably the most necessities, reminiscent of a 36-hole compres and having a mean grassland measurement of 75 gamers over the process a season.

However the committee may no longer get while what quantities to a closed store.

LIV Golfing League has the similar 48 gamers for all the season (with alternates in case of shock) and no longer enough quantity handover. Hour the govern 24 gamers are confident a place refer to season, LIV Golfing signed a number of gamers to profitable agreements that safeguard them a place at the roster without reference to their efficiency.

Amongst the ones lately outdoor the govern 24 are Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood, Bubba Watson, Paul Casey and Ian Poulter.

3 gamers are to be added for the 2024 season via a promotions event, with a fourth participant — Andy Ogletree — advancing throughout the World Form at the Asian Excursion. LIV Golfing can make a selection so as to add others by way of recruiting, reminiscent of signing up Mito Pereira and Thomas Pieters forward of the 2023 season.

Maximum excursions around the globe most often have a handover charge of 20% to twenty-five%.

LIV Golfing made its debut in June 2022, and the dearth of worldwide score issues has taken a huge toll. Gamers who joined the rival league have been suspended by way of the PGA Excursion and Ecu excursion, and their best get right of entry to to issues was once the majors.

When LIV Golfing entire its inaugural season, it had 12 gamers from the govern 50 on the earth (led by way of Cameron Smith) and 24 of the govern 100. On this past’s score, Smith (Incorrect. 15) and Brooks Koepka (Incorrect. 18) are the one gamers from the govern 50, and LIV has best six gamers a number of the govern 100.

Amongst the ones not within the govern 100 are Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau and Talor Gooch, who has 3 LIV Golfing victories this week. LIV gamers have mocked the OWGR for no longer being credible with out providing them score issues.

“Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, of course they should be in the ranking,” Dawson stated. “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 additionally raised considerations over the crew facet of LIV, in particular a date involving Sebastián Muñoz at a LIV Golfing match in Florida a past earlier than the Masters.

Koepka had a one-shot supremacy at the ultimate gap, with he and Munoz each about 40 toes away for birdie. Koepka went first and left the putt simply over 4 toes away. Munoz had to assemble birdie to power a playoff. Alternatively, his Torque crew had a one-shot supremacy. Munoz lagged his putt to simply inside of 4 toes and made par.

“I knew we were one stroke ahead on the team, so I couldn’t go extra. I knew I couldn’t be too aggressive,” Munoz stated when it was once over.

LIV Golfing can reapply to be a part of the OWGR gadget, even though the board made it unclouded that handover, purpose get right of entry to to LIV Golfing and relegating gamers who don’t carry out stay key issues in getting score issues.

There’s additionally the subject of the PGA Excursion, Ecu excursion and Saudi backers of LIV Golfing (Crowd Funding Investmrent) understanding a business partnership introduced in June. Some of the provisions is comparing the hour of crew golfing.