US EditionTrevor Immelman says World Ranking is ‘working’ on LIV Golf’s ranking status after recent rule change
The Official World Golf Ranking board and LIV Golf discuss eligibility rules as LIV shifts to 72-hole events and seeks ranking points to boost players’ major access.
- On Friday, Official World Golf Ranking chairman Trevor Immelman said he is in constant contact with Scott O'Neil, CEO of LIV Golf, as the seven-member OWGR board evaluates LIV’s new application for ranking points.
- Given OWGR's meritocracy rules, the board enforces regulations that LIV's perceived closed-shop model complicates for ranking points eligibility.
- Format-first: LIV's switch to 72 holes for 2026 and the addition of Victor Perez, player signed to LIV, and Laurie Canter, player signed to LIV, prompts OWGR to review its 54-man league composition.
- World ranking points are central to LIV's credibility and majors qualification, and the OWGR seven-member board—including Augusta National, The R&A, USGA, PGA of America, Jay Monahan, and Guy Kinnings—must vote, while Immelman does not.
- After prior recusals due to OWGR litigation, Immelman said there's a chance a decision on LIV's ranking points could be reached before LIV Golf's next season starts in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 4, 2025.
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Golf-OWGR chairman says working with LIV to resolve world ranking points issue
Dec 20 (Reuters) - A decision on whether LIV Golf events can earn world ranking points could come in time for the Saudi-backed circuit's season opener in February, Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) governing board chairman Trevor Immelman said on Friday. Read full story
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