On Wednesday, the governing board of the Official World Golf Ranking sent out a press release announcing a new golf tour that plays 54-hole events is set for inclusion in the OWGR system in 2023.
Guaranteed dollars versus a guaranteed drop in the Official World Golf Ranking; that was the trade-off those who made the jump to LIV Golf in its inaugural season faced as part of the decision-making process.
For golf fans, the countdown to the 2023 Masters is about to reach an intriguing milestone: Come Tuesday there will be just 100 days until the opening round at Augusta National.
Louis Oosthuizen has a little more waiting to do before he’ll know for certain if he ends the year in the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking—and likely secure a spot in the field at the Masters next April. And he has a bogey on the final hole of the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa to thank/blame for it.
In addition to grabbing a DP World Tour card, Bradbury also secured an invitation into the 2023 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool given to the top three finishers this week not already in the field next July.
Ko grabbed her 19th career LPGA title plus Rolex Player of the Year honours for the second time and secured the Vare Trophy for low stroke average for the season.
Alker’s outright third-place showing was good enough to stay atop the final standings in the year-long Charles Schwab Cup points race and cap a storybook season.
If simplicity and clarity were the buzzwords associated with the sweeping changes the R&A and USGA brought when modernising the Rules of Golf in 2019, then inclusion and sustainability highlight the updates coming in 2023.
Jin Young Ko’s return to the LPGA Tour at the BMW Ladies Championship after a two-month layoff to rest an ailing left wrist seemed to get off to a reasonable start. The top-ranked player in the world shot a one-under 35 on the front nine at Oak Valley Country Club in Wonju, South Korea.
A DP World Tour spokesperson confirmed to Golf Digest overnight that Garcia was fined for failing to provide a medical explanation for his BMW PGA withdrawal as required by the tour’s General Regulations Handbook.
Australian Golf Digest
