PGA Tour pro Ben An couldn’t help but aim for a brutal dig Greg Normand after the Australian once again lamented the lack of world ranking points for LIV Golf players.
Norman took to Instagram on February 19 to describe his dissatisfaction with the situation.
We have lost count of the number of times Norman has addressed this tedious subject.
LIVGolf do not receive OWGR points and therefore, with the exception of a few, “rebel” players risk being excluded from the majors.
Some LIV players are putting in the work and getting into whatever majors they can via means other than leaderboards.
For example, David Puig has just booked his Open championship place with a remarkable victory at the Malaysian Open.
Joaquin Niemann and Dean Burmester also competed in this year’s Open at Royal Troon with DP World Tour victories.
Of course, the situation is a little different when it comes to Mastery.
Norman shared a graphic depicting the current top 50 OWGR players and called LIV’s lack of representation “laughable.”
Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka And Tyrrell Hatton are the only LIV players currently in the top 50.
It goes without saying that as recent signings, Hatton and Rahm’s rankings reflect their performances last season on the PGADP World Tour.
Koepka’s position is because he won the 2023 PGA Championship and finished T-2 at the 2023 Masters.
The aforementioned An saw Norman’s latest complaint and posted this:
I am in the top 30 in other rankings. And I’m not qualified for all the majors yet. This is incredible and unacceptable https://t.co/1Wtli521kI
– Byeong HunAn (@ByeongHunAn) February 19, 2024
LIV was officially denied OWGR points last October.
Their attempts to be recognized by the sport’s world ranking body began at the 2022 Open at St. Andrews.
OWGR president Peter Dawson said the 54-hole, no-cut format for a field of 52 players was a problem.
There were also broader concerns, Dawson said, about limited access for players to join LIV.
For example, some players can continue to play in the rival league regardless of their performance.
Lee Westwood finished in the relegation zone in 2023 but is still able to compete this year since he signed a multi-year contract.
Recently, LIV player Carlos Ortiz claimed that breakaway tour players are guaranteed OWGR points. before registering.
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