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Official world golf ranking

March 11th, 2025

Michael Kim takes (sarcastic) shot at Jon Rahm after latest OWGR rise

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December 17th, 2024

Two Australians, past major champions, rising stars among nine players in line to earn Masters invites via year-end OWGR

Nine golfers not currently exempt are in line to earn an invitation to the 2025 Masters via the looming year-end Official World Golf Ranking.

December 3rd, 2024

Anthony Kim makes huge jump in Official World Golf Ranking after first made cut in 12 years

To be fair, there was nowhere to go but up. The 39-year-old hadn’t earned world-ranking points since a T-42 finish at the 2012 Honda Classic when he was still playing on the PGA Tour.

Is the World Ranking the right qualifying system for Olympic golf? Rahm, McIlroy stir the pot in different directions

July 31st, 2024

Is the world ranking the right qualifying system for Olympic golf? Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy stir the pot in different directions

As golf in the Olympics continues to navigate its way towards relevancy, its latest challenge may be the one that puts it most in line with golf’s major championships.

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May 16th, 2024

PGA Championship 2024: PGA of America CEO on the ‘messy’ state of pro golf: ‘It’s doing damage to the game’

There isn’t a leader among golf’s most important organising bodies who has been more bluntly critical of LIV Golf than PGA of America chief executive Seth Waugh.

March 7th, 2024

Golf’s world ranking has become more trouble than it’s worth

March 7th, 2024

The reaction among PGA Tour pros to LIV Golf giving up its push for OWGR points might surprise you

With LIV abandoning its designs for OWGR inclusion and the PGA Tour appearing no closer to an agreement with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia that would reunite all of the game’s top players, it appears that the OWGR system will continue to come under scrutiny. Even among tour players who benefit from the current situation.

March 6th, 2024

LIV Golf gives up bid for World Ranking points as Greg Norman sounds off on board

LIV Golf has given up its bid to gain Official World Golf Ranking accreditation.

March 5th, 2024

Joaquin Niemann still salty about world ranking despite second win of the season at LIV Golf Jeddah

Between this and Talor Gooch’s recent comments about the Masters deserving an asterisk, you could start a winery with all the sour grapes being squeezed by LIV golfers as the majors approach.

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February 21st, 2024

LIV Golf and the Official World Golf Ranking remain a mess with no simple solution

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.

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Ludvig Aberg nearly matches Tiger Woods with this amazing world ranking feat

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Nick Dunlap makes biggest jump in Official World Golf Ranking history after winning the American Express

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The Official World Golf Ranking announced two wonky changes for 2024. Here’s what they actually mean

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Why this two-time major winner isn’t just on a working holiday at the Hero World Challenge

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Tiger Woods falls to the lowest world ranking of his career

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Seeing how far LIV Golf pros have fallen in the Official World Golf Ranking continues to be shocking

October 13th, 2023

Phil Mickelson blasts world ranking after LIV Golf denied points for events

Phil Mickelson was back at it on Thursday while in Saudi Arabia, prepping for the latest LIV Golf event in Jeddah. And by back at it, we mean throwing shade at the Official World Golf Ranking for announcing that it will not include events on his tour at least in the short term.

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October 12th, 2023

Bryson DeChambeau pleads for changes to major qualifying after LIV’s OWGR rejection

Bryson DeChambeau has urged the organisers of golf’s four major championships to make moneylist moves and create a category for his peers on LIV Golf, in the aftermath of the board of the Official World Golf Rankings denying points to the league.

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October 12th, 2023

Eddie Pepperell couldn’t resist taking a shot at LIV Golf (and himself) after Tuesday’s OWGR ruling

When news broke that LIV Golf had once again been denied Official World Golf Ranking points and that was enough to bring Pepperell – a steadfast LIV sceptic – out of retirement with this self-deprecating knee-slapper.

October 11th, 2023

Reports: LIV Golf denied World Ranking points

LIV Golf’s application to receive Official World Golf Ranking points has been denied, according to reports from the Associated Press and Global Golf Post.

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July 25th, 2023

LIV’s world ranking fate still in flux; sources say competitive ‘integrity’ in question

The upstart circuit’s ranking fate is in the hands of the OWGR committee, which still has concerns.

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May 22nd, 2023

PGA Championship 2023: Scottie Scheffler has a priceless reaction to becoming world No.1 again

If there’s any consolation, Scheffler’s finish at Oak Hill did allow him to jump Jon Rahm and return to the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking. Although that was news to Scheffler.

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