PGA Tour pro from the top rope after Greg Norman's latest LIV Golf whinge
PGA Tour pro Ben An couldn't resist making a sarcastic dig at LIV Golf's Greg Norman after the Australian once again moaned about the OWGR.
PGA Tour pro Ben An couldn't resist aiming a brutal dig at Greg Norman after the Australian once again lamented the lack of world ranking points for LIV Golf players.
Norman took to Instagram on 19 February to outline his displeasure at the situation.
We've lost count of how many times Norman has addressed the tiresome topic.
LIV Golf do not receive OWGR points and therefore, save for a few, the 'rebel' players face the prospect of being frozen out of the majors.
Some LIV players are getting on with the job and gaining access into the majors they can via means other than rankings.
For example, David Puig just booked his Open championship spot with a remarkable victory at the Malaysian Open.
Joaquin Niemann and Dean Burmester also got into this year's Open at Royal Troon with DP World Tour victories.
Of course, the situation is a bit different when it comes to the Masters.
Norman shared a graphic outlining the OWGR's current top 50 players and labelled the lack of LIV representation as 'laughable'.
Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka and Tyrrell Hatton are the only LIV players currently in the top 50.
It goes without saying that as recent recruits Hatton and Rahm's rankings are reflective of their performances last season on the PGA, DP World Tour.
Koepka's position is owing to the fact he won the 2023 PGA Championship and finished T-2 at the 2023 Masters.
The aforementioned An saw Norman's latest whinge and posted this:
I’m top 30 player in all other rankings. And I’m still not qualified for all the majors yet. It’s unbelievable and not acceptable https://t.co/1Wtli521kI
— Byeong Hun An (@ByeongHunAn) February 19, 2024
LIV were officially denied OWGR points last October.
Their attempts to be recognised by the sport's global ranking body began at the 2022 Open at St. Andrews.
OWGR chairman Peter Dawson cited that the 54-hole format, no-cut events for the 52-player field was an issue.
There were also wider concerns, Dawson said, about the limited access for players to join LIV.
For example, some players get to continue playing in the rival league regardless of performance.
Lee Westwood finished in the relegation zone in 2023 but is able to still compete this year as he signed a multi-year contract.
Recently LIV player Carlos Ortiz claimed the breakaway tour players were assured they would get OWGR points before they signed up.
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