Overview

• PGA Tour professionals and LIV Golf players criticize the Official World Golf Ranking system for failing to include LIV Golf, highlighting a rare moment of unity.
• Jon Rahm, a LIV Golf player, and PGA Tour's Matt Fitzpatrick and Xander Schauffele, among others, question the current ranking system's accuracy in representing the sport.
• Phil Mickelson emphasizes LIV Golf's strong product and its role in growing the game globally, despite the OWGR's refusal to include LIV events.
• LIV Golf formally withdraws its bid for OWGR points, with Commissioner Greg Norman citing the organization's unwillingness to work with the tour.
• Players like Viktor Hovland and Will Zalatoris support the inclusion of LIV Golfers in major tournaments, underscoring the need for a ranking system that accurately reflects the sport's top talent.