They have sent a letter to the body that governs the World Ranking asking for its inclusion like any other circuit
“To maintain the meaning of the world ranking, all the results of the LIV must be included in the calculations of the ranking,” they say in the letter.
The 48 players who took part in the LIV Golf tournament in Chicago last week, which ended with the triumph of Cameron Smith, have sent a letter to the person in charge of the World Golf Ranking (OWGR), asking that all the results so far of the new circuit count in the rankings.
In a letter sent to Peter Dawson, they ensure that “to maintain the sense of world competition, all the results of the LIV players are included in ranking calculations” They consider that if their results are not included “the ranking will not be adjusted to its meaning and will be incomplete & rdquor ;, dThe note sent to that body read.
All the players who have decided to make the jump to LIV, among them the Spaniards Sergio García, and the young Eugenio López-Chacarra and David Puig, no longer count in the ranking after the five contested races. “A total of 23 tours are part of the World Ranking universe” and remember that “four LIV Golf players have been world number one and currently number three, Cameron Smith & rdquor ;.
Major League Winners
In the letter they remember that “in the list of LIV players it includes 21 of the last 51 Majors winners and we consider that the level of competition is equal or similar to one of the PGA Tour. Every week that passes the non-inclusion of the LIV players is undermining the credibility of the organization & rdquor ;, they assure.
The World Golf Ranking is used to give players exemptions for the ‘Big Four’ and they have been studying it since the last Open Championship, in Saint Andrews.
A difficult decision to make for the organization since in the group of members that govern it There are precisely two direct ‘enemies’ of the LIV, the PGA Tour commissioner, Jay Mohanan, and the DP World Tour commissioner, Keith Pelley, among other executives.
The World Ranking has not yet made a decision although the pressure is great from both sides. Now it is the players who have decided to press directly so that their results from the new circuit are computed in the same way as the rest of the circuits around the world.