It’s been less than two months since Jon Rahm called the Official World Golf Ranking “laughable.” And after what happened Monday morning, we’re pretty sure he’s still not in a laughing mood when it comes to that system.
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.
LIV Golf desperately wants its events to be able to offer Official World Golf Ranking points for members who are seeing their place on the OWGR drop precipitously.
The green jacket is the undisputed top prize up for grabs this week, but several players could leave the 2022 Masters with another nice parting gift.
With his win at the Valspar Championship on Sunday, Sam Burns jumped into the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time. Unfortunately, that mean Dustin Johnson got bumped from that elite company for the first time – in a long time.