LIV Golf League ends bid for World Golf Ranking accreditation - ESPN

The LIV Golf League has withdrawn its application for recognition from the Official World Golf Ranking, LIV Golf CEO and commissioner Greg Norman told players in a letter Tuesday.

The LIV Golf League, now in its third season, had been fighting for OWGR accreditation since July 2022. World-ranking points are used to determine exemptions and other invitations into the four major championships by Augusta National Golf Club, PGA of America, United States Golf Association and The R&A.

«It is now clear that the best way forward for LIV as a league and you as LIV golfers is not through the current ranking system,» Norman wrote in the letter. «A resolution which protects the accuracy, credibility, and integrity of the OWGR rankings no longer exists. We have made enormous efforts to fight for you and to ensure your accomplishments are recognized within the existing ranking system. Unfortunately, the OWGR has shown little willingness to productively work with us.»

The OWGR denied LIV Golf's application on Oct. 23. In a letter to Norman and LIV Golf COO Gary Davidson, OWGR chairman Peter Dawson said the governing board had concerns about the lack of turnover among players in LIV Golf and the limited pathways for other players to join. It also cited concerns about some of the team aspects of LIV Golf, which has players competing in individual and team competitions simultaneously over 54 holes.

The LIV Golf League made some adjustments to its format to allow four new players to join the league this season through a promotions event and an automatic qualifying spot through the Order of Merit in the International Series on the Asian Tour. It wasn't enough to satisfy the OWGR's governing board.

«We are not at war with them,» Dawson told