All 48 players who competed at LIV Golf's event outside Chicago over the weekend sent a joint letter to Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) Chairman Peter Dawson urging him to award ranking points to competitors on the Saudi Arabia-backed series.
The letter, dated Sept. 16 and shared by LIV Golf on Tuesday, included electronic signatures of every player in the field at Rich Harvest Farms where British Open champion Cameron Smith won in his second start on the lucrative circuit.LIV Golf, which launched in June and has so far held five events, applied for recognition in golf's world rankings - which play a key role in deciding entry into golf's four majors - in July and their file remains under review.
According to the OWGR website, the ranking points breakdown is derived from each tournament's total field rating and points are awarded players who make the cut and complete an event, subject to their finishing position in the tournament.Organisers of golf's four majors have not changed their qualifying rules but players who earned exemption into the blue-riband events due to past results could one day be left out as, for now, they are no longer earning world ranking points.
"After all, the fans deserve rankings that are inclusive and accurate. Failure to include 48 of the world's best golfers would mean the fans are being denied what they deserve."
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