LIV's bid for ranking points rejected

The Official World Golf Ranking board has turned down LIV Golf's formal request toallow players to compete for world ranking points.

LIV Golf submitted an application to OWGR in July 2022 after the Saudi-backed upstart league had played two of its 54-hole, no-cut, 48-player events.

Global Golf Post reviewed a copy of the letter in advance of the OWGR announcement on Tuesday.

"The Board Committee met recently to again review your OWGR submission inlight of your latest responses to the Committee's questions and concerns,"OWGR president Peter Dawson wrote to LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman. "At themeeting, the Board Committee unanimously determined that at this time the LIVTour will not be recognized as an Eligible Golf Tour in the OWGR system."

Ranking points have been a focus of LIV Golf since its inception in 2022.

LIV Golf released a statement later Tuesday criticising the decision, claiming"professional golf is now without a true or global scoring or ranking system."

The upstart league will contest its penultimate event - LIV Golf Jeddah - of the season this weekend before concluding its season in Miami next weekend.