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Dustin Johnson confident LIV Golf will be given world ranking points - "It is inevitable"

LIV Golf are yet to be recognised by the Official World Golf Rankings, but series champion Dustin Johnson believes it is only a matter of time before the circuit earns ranking points.

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Graeme McDowell on LIV Golf not earning OWGR points: ‘The word ‘Official’ has to go away’ from rankings

“The word 'Official' has to go away from OWGR if they don’t take care of the players out here.”

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Graeme McDowell slams 'inaccurate and irrelevant' world rankings after LIV Golf snubbed

The LIV Golf Series is still yet to acquire recognition from the Official World Golf Rankings and Graeme McDowell has hit out, labelling the ranking system 'inaccurate and irrelevant'.

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Hideki Matsuyama shares Rory McIlory stance on LIV ranking points as PGA Tour claim made

The breakaway Saudi-backed series breaks the traditional golfing mould with shortened events and no cuts resulting in claims by PGA stalwart Rory McIlory that they aren't following the rules

Daily Mirror

Viktor Hovland hits out at LIV’s ranking points battle - “Can’t just make up new rules”

As the saga surrounding LIV Golf's hunt for world ranking points goes on, Viktor Hovland is the latest PGA Tour stay to weigh his opinion into the argument.

Daily Mirror

Graeme McDowell earns half of his 2021 prizemoney in three days at LIV golf but it's a disaster for his world ranking

Portrush native McDowell started strongly in Thailand but finished well off the pace in a tie for 41st place alongside Anirban Lahiri, Matthew Wolf and Open champion Cameron Smith

Irish Mirror

Graeme McDowell earns half of his 2021 prizemoney for finishing 41st at LIV golf event but tumbles down rankings

Portrush native McDowell started strongly in Thailand but finished well off the pace in a tie for 41st place alongside Anirban Lahiri, Matthew Wolf and Open champion Cameron Smith

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LIV Golf remains pointless but MENA gambit shows smarts - Nick Rodger

Here’s an absurd and not very illuminating insight into column writing. Yesterday morning, amid a shattering crisis of inspiration, I plonked…

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Lynch: Why Bryson DeChambeau and LIV’s other point-missers are protesting their equal treatment under the rules

Who could have imagined that a low-speed collision with a gallery rope would occasion a loss of critical faculty?

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LIV Golf boss Greg Norman issues furious "grow up" riposte after ranking points rejection

LIV Golf boss Greg Norman has hit back after his Saudi Arabian-backed breakaway series was dealt a major blow after being denied immediate access to world ranking points

Daily Mirror

LIV ranking points snub 'delaying inevitable', says DeChambeau

Bangkok (AFP) - Big-hitting American star Bryson DeChambeau insisted Friday that the failure to award world-ranking points to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf event in Thailand was just "delaying the inevitable" and blasted "lies" that have plagued the rebel tour.

AFP

Greg Norman speaks out and slams decision to exclude LIV players from world rankings

LIV Golf were once again denied world ranking points despite their 'strategic alliance' with the MENA Tour, and CEO Greg Norman has spoken out on the blow.

Daily Mirror

‘They’re delaying the inevitable. We’ve hit every mark in their criteria’: Bryson DeChambeau had some strong words for the OWGR in Bangkok

"To not get points is kinda crazy as, at least I believe, we have the top players in the world."

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MENA Tour chief fires back as LIV Golf’s world ranking points plan goes up in smoke

LIV Golf looked to have finally secured world ranking points ahead of this week's event in Bangkok thanks to a 'strategic alliance' with the MENA Tour, but the application was rejected by the Official World Golf Rankings.

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Greg Norman's latest LIV Golf OWGR gambit another flashpoint in the game's never-ending debate

LIV Golf's latest scheme to earn to official ranking points saw it swallowed by an obscure Middle Eastern tour. It's just the latest chapter in golf's increasingly exhausting civil war.

AFP

MENA Tour says golf rankings 'inaccurate' without LIV events

Bangkok (AFP) - Failure to award world-ranking points at the Saudi-backed LIV Golf event in Thailand starting on Friday renders the rankings "inaccurate", the MENA Tour said on Friday.

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MENA Tour responds to OWGR not granting points to LIV Golf events in Bangkok, Jeddah

"Not including our event in this week’s OWGR render the results and subsequent player movements inaccurate.”

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‘A win on all parts’: Phil Mickelson explains why he supports the LIV Golf, MENA Tour alliance, calls out OWGR

Dustin Johnson was supportive of the alliance as well, calling it, "strategic."

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LIV Golf suffers blow as players denied ranking points

London (AFP) - LIV Golf players will not receive world ranking points for this week's event in Bangkok or the tournament in Jeddah later this month, the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) organisation said on Thursday.

Daily Mirror

Dustin Johnson argues LIV players 'deserve ranking points' as controversial series denied

LIV Golf have been dealt another blow after being refused world ranking points for now by the Official World Golf Rankings, but Dustin Johnson believes the players 'deserve' them.

Daily Mirror

Phil Mickelson left with egg on his face over LIV ranking points comments

LIV Golf's attempts to earn ranking points "immediately" by partnering with the MENA Tour have been unsuccessful, with the Official World Golf Ranking announcing the partnership is under review

The Independent UK

LIV Golf players will not receive world ranking points in next two events

The Saudi-funded breakaway claimed on Wednesday that a new strategic alliance with the MENA Tour ‘would immediately qualify LIV Golf for OWGR points’

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LIV Golf members will not earn Official World Golf Ranking points in Bangkok or Jeddah, OWGR reviewing changes to MENA Tour

LIV Golf's workaround has been stopped, for now.

The Guardian - UK

LIV golfers will not earn rankings points at Bangkok Invitational, says OWGR

LIV golfers competing in Thailand this weekend will not earn world ranking points, in what serves as an embarrassment to the rebel tour after public claims to the contrary

The Independent UK

LIV Golf players will not receive world ranking points in next two events – OWGR

The Saudi-funded breakaway claimed on Wednesday that a new strategic alliance with the MENA Tour “would immediately qualify LIV Golf for OWGR points”.

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