LIV golfer admits being lied to about earning Official World Golf Ranking points

LIV golfers continue to plummet down the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR).

Since the Saudi-backed circuit is not an officially sanctioned tour in the eyes of the OWGR, players on LIV cannot receive OWGR points in LIV Golf events. They can only earn points from major championships, DP World Tour events, or Asian Tour events.

The league employs a 54-hole, shotgun-start format, no cuts, and a limited field.

“LIV players are self-evidently good enough to be ranked,” said Peter Dawson, the former R&A Chief and current chairman of the OWGR board in October.

“They’re just not playing in a format where they can be ranked equitably with

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