Rahm takes aim at rankings system

LONDON: Former world number one Jon Rahm said the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) system is no longer fit for purpose, a day after LIV Golf formally withdrew its application to have players receive world ranking points from its tournaments.

LIV Golf first applied for recognition from OWGR, which determines entry into golf’s four majors, in July 2022 but was rejected last October mainly because its format had only 54 holes with no cuts. Masters champion Rahm, who was number one for 52 weeks, currently sits third despite making the switch to LIV Golf in December.

“I’m going to be honest, I didn’t know they were still trying to get World Ranking points. But the one thing I can say is I’m going to back to what I said two years ago in the DP World Tour Championship,” Rahm told reporters on Wednesday. “I didn’t think it was a good system back then. And if anything, the more time that goes on, the more it proves to be wrong.”