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February 12th, 2026

LIV boss softens tone on world ranking and acknowledges other tours’ welcome into ‘golf family’

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February 11th, 2026

Before LIV golfers complain more about their OWGR points, take a look how they moved in the ranking after their first event

LIV Golf has finally earned Official World Golf Ranking points, but not without controversy. Jon Rahm and other players express their frustrations after the Riyadh 2026 event, as winners earn fewer points than expected. We break down who moved up and what it means for the season ahead.

February 8th, 2026

OPINION: Elvis Smylie just pulled off the smartest ‘money grab’ golf has ever seen – and the haters will HATE it

For years the script around LIV Golf has been depressingly predictable. Sell-out. Saudi money. Career suicide. Talented young players taking the cheque and torching their futures.

November 7th, 2025

Lee Westwood jabs back at Rory McIlroy over LIV comments

The former World No.1 appeared on the talkSPORT Breakfast Show to discuss LIV’s format change. And when he was asked about Rory’s response, he didn’t hold back.

July 12th, 2025

LIV Golf resubmits application for Official World Golf Ranking points

In a move that might indicate that the reunification of men’s golf is not imminent, the LIV Golf League has resubmitted its application for inclusion in the Official World Golf Ranking system.

March 19th, 2025

THE GREAT DEBATE: Where should Joaquin Niemann actually be ranked?

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 6th, 2024

LIV Golf’s Joaquin Niemann given special invite to PGA Championship

The PGA of America has extended a special invitation to Joaquin Niemann for the 2024 PGA Championship.

October 27th, 2023

LIV Golf unveils promotions event (a.k.a. Q-School) with a few new wrinkles

LIV Golf’s most recent denial of Official World Golf Ranking points, included OWGR chairman Peter Dawson describing the league as a “closed shop.” That won’t be the case anymore.

May 2nd, 2023

Phil Mickelson, Colt Knost get into LIV Golf Twitter debate that ends rather awkwardly

The debate over whether LIV Golf events should receive Official World Golf Ranking Points has been raging on Golf Twitter for about a year now, so why do we care about the latest installment on Monday? Because it involved Phil Mickelson and Colt Knost.

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AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am - 2026

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	S.W. Kim	-5	5	1
2	Ryo Hisatsune	-4	6	1
T3	Michael Kim	-3	5*	1
T3	Ben Griffin	-3	4	1
T5	Sami Valimaki	-2	5	1
T5	Corey Conners	-2	5	1
T5	Jake Knapp	-2	4	1
T5	Jordan Spieth	-2	4*	1
T5	Shane Lowry	-2	4	1
T5	Rory McIlroy	-2	4*	1
T5	Marco Penge	-2	3*	1
T5	Denny McCarthy	-2	2	1
T5	Cam Young	-2	1	1
T14	Joe Highsmith	-1	6*	1
T14	Alex Smalley	-1	6*	1
T14	Min Woo Lee	-1	6	1
T14	Tommy Fleetwood	-1	4*	1
T14	Sam Burns	-1	5	1
T14	Steven Fisk	-1	4	1
T14	Sepp Straka	-1	4*	1
T14	Nick Taylor	-1	3	1
T14	Kurt Kitayama	-1	3	1
T14	Max McGreevy	-1	3*	1
T14	Sam Stevens	-1	3	1
T14	Stephan Jaeger	-1	2	1
T14	Max Greyserman	-1	3*	1
T14	Akshay Bhatia	-1	1	1
T14	Matt Fitzpatrick	-1	1*	1
T14	Tony Finau	-1	1*	1
T30	Chris Kirk	E	5	1
T30	Maverick McNealy	E	4*	1
T30	Russell Henley	E	4*	1
T30	Xander Schauffele	E	4*	1
T30	Matti Schmid	E	3*	1
T30	Daniel Berger	E	3*	1
T30	Michael Thorbjornsen	E	1	1
T30	Nico Echavarria	E	2	1
T30	Mackenzie Hughes	E	2*	1
T30	Brian Harman	E	1*	1
T30	Rickie Fowler	E	1*	1
T30	Wyndham Clark	E	1	1
T42	Pi Coody	+1	6	1
T42	Alex Noren	+1	6*	1
T42	J.J. Spaun	+1	5	1
T42	Jacob Bridgeman	+1	4*	1
T42	Aldrich Potgieter	+1	3	1
T42	Keith Mitchell	+1	2*	1
T42	Viktor Hovland	+1	1	1
T42	Jason Day	+1	1	1
T50	Emiliano Grillo	+2	5*	1
T50	Robert MacIntyre	+2	4*	1
T50	Jhonattan Vegas	+2	3	1
T50	Ryan Fox	+2	4*	1
T50	Billy Horschel	+2	2*	1
T55	Matt McCarty	+3	6*	1
T55	Brian Campbell	+3	3	1
57	Aaron Rai	+4	6	1
-	Chris Gotterup	-	-	1
-	Andrew Novak	-	-	1
-	Patrick Cantlay	-	-	1
-	Harris English	-	-	1
-	Lucas Glover	-	-	1
-	Justin Rose	-	-	1
-	Patrick Rodgers	-	-	1
-	Scottie Scheffler	-	-	1
-	Hideki Matsuyama	-	-	1
-	Bud Cauley	-	-	1
-	Kevin Yu	-	-	1
-	Harry Hall	-	-	1
-	Keegan Bradley	-	-	1
-	Collin Morikawa	-	-	1
-	Ludvig Åberg	-	-	1
-	Tom Hoge	-	-	1
-	Sahith Theegala	-	-	1
-	J.T. Poston	-	-	1
-	Adam Schenk	-	-	1
-	Taylor Pendrith	-	-	1
-	Rico Hoey	-	-	1
-	Ryan Gerard	-	-	1
-	Garrick Higgo	-	-	1

Adelaide 2026 Leaderboard

PlayersTeams

Pos	Player	Tot	Rnd
T1	Bryson DeChambeau	-6	2
T1	Marc Leishman	-6	2
T3	Anthony Kim	-5	2
T3	Dustin Johnson	-5	2
T5	Jon Rahm	-4	2
T5	Abraham Ancer	-4	2
T5	Graeme McDowell	-4	2
T5	Joaquin Niemann	-4	2
T9	Jason Kokrak	-3	2
T9	John Catlin	-3	2
T9	Sebastian Muñoz	-3	2
T9	Josele Ballester	-3	2
T9	Tyrrell Hatton	-3	2
T9	Brendan Steele	-3	2
T9	Peter Uihlein	-3	2
T9	Miguel Tabuena	-3	2
T9	Ben Campbell	-3	2
T9	Dean Burmester	-3	2
T19	Charles Howell III	-2	2
T19	Victor Perez	-2	2
T19	Bjorn Hellgren	-2	2
T19	Matthew Wolff	-2	2
T19	Ben Schmidt	-2	2
T19	Caleb Surratt	-2	2
T19	Paul Casey	-2	2
T26	Sergio Garcia	-1	2
T26	Branden Grace	-1	2
T26	Yosuke Asaji	-1	2
T26	Thomas Detry	-1	2
T26	Lucas Herbert	-1	2
T26	Elvis Smylie	-1	2
T26	Ian Poulter	-1	2
T33	Talor Gooch	E	2
T33	Harold Varner III	E	2
T33	Laurie Canter	E	2
T33	Cameron Smith	E	2
T33	Richard Bland	E	2
T33	Bubba Watson	E	2
T39	Thomas Pieters	+1	2
T39	Wade Ormsby	+1	2
T39	Scott Vincent	+1	2
T39	Minkyu Kim	+1	2
T39	Richard T. Lee	+1	2
T39	Michael La Sasso	+1	2
T39	Byeong Hun An	+1	2
T46	Luis Masaveu	+2	2
T46	Tom McKibbin	+2	2
T48	Cameron Tringale	+3	2
T48	Carlos Ortiz	+3	2
T48	David Puig	+3	2
T48	Danny Lee	+3	2
T48	Charl Schwartzel	+3	2
T48	Adrian Meronk	+3	2
T54	Sam Horsfield	+4	2
T54	Younghan Song	+4	2
T54	Louis Oosthuizen	+4	2
57	Anirban Lahiri	+5	2

Pos	Team	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	4ACES GC	-10	18	2
T2	TORQUE GC	-8	18	2
T2	RANGEGOATS GC	-8	18	2
T2	RIPPER GC	-8	18	2
T5	SMASH GC	-7	18	2
T5	LEGION XIII	-7	18	2
7	CRUSHERS GC	-5	18	2
8	CLEEKS GOLF CLUB	-2	18	2
T9	MAJESTICKS GC	+1	18	2
T9	FIREBALLS GC	+1	18	2
11	HYFLYERS GC	+2	18	2
12	SOUTHERN GUARDS GC	+3	18	2
13	KOREAN GOLF CLUB	+9	18	2

Owgr

LIV boss softens tone on world ranking and acknowledges other tours’ welcome into ‘golf family’

Before LIV golfers complain more about their OWGR points, take a look how they moved in the ranking after their first event

OPINION: Elvis Smylie just pulled off the smartest ‘money grab’ golf has ever seen – and the haters will HATE it

Lee Westwood jabs back at Rory McIlroy over LIV comments

LIV Golf resubmits application for Official World Golf Ranking points

THE GREAT DEBATE: Where should Joaquin Niemann actually be ranked?

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

LIV Golf’s Joaquin Niemann given special invite to PGA Championship

LIV Golf unveils promotions event (a.k.a. Q-School) with a few new wrinkles

Phil Mickelson, Colt Knost get into LIV Golf Twitter debate that ends rather awkwardly

LIV’s Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed finally have GOOD NEWS on the world ranking front

Masters 2023: Top-50 OWGR projection has TWO more Aussies getting their Augusta invites

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REPORT: LIV Golf to feature relegation, qualifying tournament beginning in 2023

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