Receiving invites were Australia’s Lucas Herbert, Dean Burmester, Adrian Meronk and David Puig. Two of those players – Herbert and Meronk – are also inside the top 100 of the OWGR.
Some on LIV Golf accepted what can only be estimated as generational wealth. Their omission from the OWGR is not a punishment, but the price of that payday.
The victory gave Spain’s David Puig one of three spots in the Open Championship this July at Royal Troon as the Malaysian Open is part of the Open Qualifying Series.