Jon Rahm has long expressed his disapproval of the Official World Golf Ranking.Therefore, LIV Golf No more pursuing globally recognized certifications.
“To be honest, I didn't know they were still trying to get world ranking points,” Rahm said Wednesday before LIV Hong Kong, which starts on Friday. “But one thing I will say is going back to what I said two years ago at the DP World Tour Championship: I didn’t think it was a good system at the time. turns out to be wrong.”
Was LIV's statement accurate? Is there a better system than OWGR? What about the majors?
LIV first applied for world ranking points in July 2022, but OWGR was formally rejected last October, citing several concerns, including LIV's closed-shop qualification system and team elements. During the application process, LIV also attempted to earn points through a partnership with Mena Tours, but that attempt was unsuccessful.
A month later at the 2022 DP World Tour Championship, Rahm called the OWGR “laughable” and said the strength of the fields at PGA Tour events is overstated compared to DP World Tour tournaments, which are mostly filled with top players. I pointed out what I felt.
Now, Mr. Rahm's discussion focuses on the top LIV players, and of particular note is the up-and-coming Joaquin Niemann, who is ranked 76th despite winning the Australian Open last December and two LIV wins this year. It is related to. (Niemann recently received special invitations to the Masters and PGA Championship.)
“The path to the majors through LIV is still not clear, but I think LIV needs to take everyone into account,” Rahm said. “If there are people in this world who think Gioaco doesn't deserve to be in the top 10, or who don't know that he's the top player in the world, I don't know what fights you're watching. I don't know. I get that. I think anyone who watches golf knows who the best players in the world are.
“Obviously, I don’t think the rankings fully reflect that at this point.”
