Bryson DeChambeau falls out of top 200 as LIV Golf's world rankings snub goes on

Bryson DeChambeau's fall down the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) has continued, after the LIV Golf star fell out of the world's top 200 players less than three years after winning the US Open.

DeChambeau became one of the big names to leave the PGA Tour for LIV last summer, reportedly signing a deal worth over £100 million ($125m). The American has only added to his fortune, with a guaranteed £20 million ($20m) on offer at each LIV Golf event.

Whilst his bank balance has trended upwards, his place in the world rankings has headed in the opposite direction having recently fallen outside of the top 200. In Monday's updated list he was ranked 214th.

DeChambeau is not the only player who has seen his ranking suffer on the back of LIV Golf. As a result the Saudi-funded Series are yet to acquire recognition from the OWGR, meaning each of their 54-hole events continues to go ahead without ranking points on offer.

While the players have been outspoken, the OWGR insist they have not heard from the LIV Golf team in weeks, outlining there is a process to be followed when it comes to the rankings list.

With DeChambeau and co banned from competing on the PGA Tour, their opportunity to earn points has been sparse, causing the fall with the 2020 US Open champion's ranking tumble one of the most notable, after beginning 2022 inside the world's top five prior to his Saudi switch that summer.

LIV Golf players are falling down the world rankings (Chris Trotman/LIV Golf/AP/REX/Shutterstock)

Amid his plummet down the list and LIV's hunt for ranking points, DeChambeau has not held back in his criticism of OWGR. Labelling the world rankings 'obsolete' late last month, he said: "You should realise that the OWGR is not accurate.

"I think that they need to come to a resolution, or it will become obsolete. It's pretty much almost obsolete as of right now. But again, if the majors and everything continue to have that as their ranking system, then they are biting it quite heavily.

Bryson DeChambeau has hit out at the OWGR (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

"I'd very disappointing that that's the way it goes because it's not right, and I hope people can see through that. It's disappointing that somebody takes such a hard stance." LIV are yet to reach the requirements to become sanctioned by the ranking system, with their application said to be still ongoing.

DeChambeau had a golden opportunity to fight his way back up the world rankings last month when returning to Augusta National for the Masters. His troubles around the Georgia course continued though as he missed the cut. He has another opportunity to get himself back inside the top 200 later this week, with DeChambeau one of 17 LIV Golf stars in the field at the PGA Championship.