LIV Golf completely livid at ruling and launch brutal assertion after setback

LIV Golf officers blasted OWGR’s determination to disclaim its gamers World Golf Rankings factors, claiming the choice has “robbed” followers of a real or world scoring and rating system. LIV Golf submitted its software final yr, nevertheless it has now been rejected as a result of aggressive equity considerations.

“OWGR’s sole objective is to rank the best players across the globe,” LIV’s assertion learn. “Today’s communication makes clear that it can no longer deliver on that objective. Players have historically remained subject to a single world ranking to qualify for major championships, the biggest events, and for corporate sponsor contract value.

“A rating which fails to pretty signify all contributors, regardless of the place on the planet they play golf, robs followers, gamers and all of golf’s stakeholders of the target foundation underpinning any correct recognition of the world’s finest participant performances. It additionally robs some conventional tournaments of the very best fields doable.

“Professional golf is now without a true or global scoring and ranking system. There is no benefit for fans or players from the lack of trust or clarity as long as the best player performances are not recognized. LIV will continue to strive to level set the market so fans, broadcasters, and sponsors have the assurance of an independent and objective ranking system and the pure enjoyment of watching the best golf in the world.”

OWGR defined that its determination on the Saudi-founded tour was not made for political functions, as a substitute suggesting that the totally different format the league adopts means it can’t be included alongside the likes of the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.

“The board committee met recently to again review your OWGR submission in light of your latest responses to the committee’s questions and concerns,” chairman Peter Dawson wrote. “At the meeting, the board committee unanimously determined that at this time the LIV tour will not be recognised as an eligible golf tour in the OWGR system.”

Dawson added: “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.”