It could seem that LIV Golf has no intentions of going anyplace.
The tour is in its third 12 months of operation and is operating on all kinds of successes nowadays. On the time of this writing they’re in play in Spain and being televised domestically on FS1, securing a tv contract of that selection was only one problem that they confronted as they had been getting off of the bottom a couple of years in the past.
LIV has completely different particulars than the PGA Tour and the last word takeaway from my perspective is that that is okay. Enjoying 54 holes, having groups, deploying a shotgun begin… completely different isn’t essentially. Completely different is simply that, completely different.
Finally these “variations” have seemingly disallowed LIV from reaching one thing that they’ve lengthy sought… official standing inside the Official World Golf Rating. OWGR is the purpose system that determines how gamers are usually ranked throughout the globe. These rankings have lengthy served because the system for invites to main championships and issues of the like so LIV not having them has seen their gamers fall dramatically and have to search out various paths into these kinds of occasions.
It seems that LIV is as soon as once more attempting to determine an OWGR presence because the entity introduced on Friday that LIV has utilized as soon as extra.
Inclusion for LIV within the OWGR would, fairly frankly, be one of many largest issues to ever occur on the planet of males’s skilled golf. Establishing OWGR factors for LIV would provide factors for gamers on the tour and subsequently legitimize it in a method that has but to have occurred since this complete saga started. We’re previous the purpose of individuals utilizing OWGR for conversational functions (contemplate that for instance Jon Rahm is listed at 68 and there’s no “world” the place that is the case), however in sensible issues they function the road within the sand.
Again to the purpose that we started this dialog with… this additionally means that LIV isn’t going anyplace. Phrase of a pending merger broke over a 12 months in the past now, however the particulars of that stay as unknown as they had been then. One would assume that if a merger had been on the horizon that LIV wouldn’t really feel the necessity to go this route. Maybe it’s a part of a merger. Who is aware of at this level.
Regardless of the case… this stands to be one other twist in skilled golf. Time will inform.
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LIV Golf Ceo Scott O’Neil launched an announcement on the league’s software.
“We thank OWGR Chairman Trevor Immelman for his continued management and willingness to maneuver the game of golf ahead for the advantage of all gamers and most significantly, the followers. LIV Golf is dedicated to working along with the Official World Golf Rating and its board to make sure the easiest gamers are competing within the sport’s most prestigious occasions. We’re assured our software addresses the excellent questions that exist to assist a extra world, all-encompassing, and correct rating system. We’re hopeful the evaluation and approval course of can progress forward of the 2026 main season.”
We’ll see what occurs subsequent.
