Sergio Garcia: 'I don't think world golf ranking points are worth it anymore for us...'

Sergio Garcia has told GolfMagic he 'doesn't think Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points are worth it anymore' given the majority of LIV Golf players have now tumbled so far down the list. 

Garcia, 44, was speaking exclusively to GolfMagic ahead of hosting his third annual FORE Kids ATX golf tournament & PAR-Tee on 1-2 November that contributes to the Sergio & Angela Garcia Foundation.

The 2017 Masters champion addressed a number of hot topics with GolfMagic Editor Andy Roberts this week, none bigger than him potentially making a shock return to the DP World Tour and Luke Donald's European Ryder Cup team. 

Garcia also declared one of the players on his Fireballs GC will be leaving ahead of 2025. 

Related:

But on the topic of OWGR points, Garcia admits he and the rest of his LIV Golf peers have all-but given up the chase for inclusion. 

As it stands, LIV Golf League events remain shut out of receiving valuable world ranking points to ensure players are able to compete in the majors. 

Despite now having a number of the world's best players such as Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka, the OWGR's board of directors have deemed the Saudi-bankrolled circuit is not worthy of inclusion for points. 

Their 54-hole format, shotgun start and limited fields are just three of the reasons the OWGR have provided for omitting LIV Golf events from points. 

It has resulted in major champions such as Garcia dropping all the way down the list to a current 390th in the world.

Even two-time major champion and former World No.1 Dustin Johnson now lies an unthinkable 429th. 

In the eyes of Garcia, who remains eligible for The Masters as a past champion, the majority of LIV Golf players are so far down the world rankings right now that even being handed OWGR points in LIV events would do very little for their chances of getting back into the world's top 50, and most importantly back into all of the majors. 

"To be totally honest, I don't think world ranking points are worth it anymore for us," Garcia told GolfMagic on the topic of OWGR. 

"Even if we got world ranking points now with the rankings we have like myself down in 390th, it just wouldn't really help the majority of us. 

"We were looking at it and for someone to be able to stay in the top 50 in the world, you would probably have to win like 10 of the 14 tournaments on LIV Golf."

LIV Golf superstar Jon Rahm is now down at 13th in the world, which just about reflects how out-of-date the current OWGR system is heading into 2025. 

Garcia has only played in two majors the past two seasons - The Masters and US Open. 

The Spaniard is eligible to play in The Masters at famed Augusta National for the remainder of his career as a result of having slipped on the coveted Green Jacket in 2017. 

The only way Garcia can play his way into the other three majors is via qualifiers, something he admits he will continue to do. 

'Other options are being discussed', says Sergio Garcia

Despite remaining shut out of receiving OWGR points, Garcia told GolfMagic "other options are being talked about at the moment and hopefully they come around in the very near future."

Garcia continued: "I think at the end of the day the governing bodies that run the majors want to have the best players in the world, and a lot of the guys are on the league with us, so they are going to have to figure something out to have the best players there."

Garcia remains hopeful his third-place finish on LIV Golf's indvidual standings in 2024 could pave the way for some major invites in 2025.

Or at least he hopes golf's governing bodies will take a closer look at what is being achieved on LIV Golf during a period where the professional game does appear to be moving closer to some form of unification.

"Yeah I hope so... at the end of the day I just need to play like that and put myself there and hopefully the majors and the organisations that take care of the majors take a look at that and give it the credit it deserves," said Garcia.

"That's all I can control at the end of the day. If for whatever reason they don't think it's good enough then I'll just keep doing what I'm doing, I'll go and play in the qualifiers and just try to get in as many majors as I can. 

"Obviously The Masters I always get to play but the others I will try to see what I have to do to qualify for them. That's pretty much all I can do."

Sergio Garcia was speaking exclusively to GolfMagic ahead of FORE Kids ATX, a two-day golf charity event founded by himself and his wife, Angela Garcia.

Since its inception in 2022, FORE Kids ATX has raised more than $5m for organizations that improve the lives, programs and healthcare services for children and families in Texas.

For more information, please visit the FORE Kids ATX website here.