LIV Golf partners with tour in hopes to secure world rankings for players

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LIV Golf has formed an alliance with the MENA Tour in an attempt for its golfers to receive Official World Golf Ranking points.

The MENA Tour was recognized by the OWGR board in May 2016, but it has been mostly inactive in recent years due to the COVID-19 pandemic — the tournament did not hold any events in 2021, and just five in 2020.

Team Captain Dustin Johnson of 4 Aces GC and teammates Pat Perez, Patrick Reed, and Talor Gooch pose with Greg Norman, CEO and commissioner of LIV Golf, after winning the team title during Day Three of the LIV Golf Invitational - Chicago at Rich Harvest Farms on Sept. 18, 2022 in Sugar Grove, Illinois. (Joe Scarnici/LIV Golf via Getty Images)

The tour was founded in 2011 by the Dubai-based Shaikh Maktoum Golf Foundation with its tournaments held in North Africa and the Middle East.

"This is a very exciting day for the MENA Tour and our players," MENA Tour commissioner David Spencer said in a statement. "Through this alliance, our players will now have enhanced playing opportunities and stronger pathways. This is great news for the future of many young players on our Tour."

Spencer added that the "alliance will boost the MENA Tour's development programs."

Last month, 50 golfers signed a letter to the chairman of the OWGR requesting their results be included in the rankings.

Team Captain Cameron Smith of Punch GC poses with Greg Norman, CEO and commissioner of LIV Golf, after winning the individual title during Day Three of the LIV Golf Invitational - Chicago at Rich Harvest Farms on Sept. 18, 2022 in Sugar Grove, Illinois. (Alex Goodlett/LIV Golf via Getty Images)

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