Bryson DeChambeau hits back at LIV Golf critics over world ranking snub

LIV Golf’s wait for Official World Golf Ranking recognition is continuing, but Bryson DeChambeau believes the league have done everything they can to meet the required criteria

Bryson DeChambeau has claimed LIV Golf have met all of the Official World Golf Ranking’s (OWGR) criteria, despite their ongoing wait for world ranking points.

LIV have battled their way to the top of the professional golf pyramid alongside the PGA Tour over the past two years, but the one kink that remains in their armour is their lack of OWGR recognition. Amid their ranking snub, LIV events have been forced to go ahead for more than two seasons without OWGR points on offer.

This has resulted in some of the league’s biggest names slumping down the world rankings, including former world No. 1 Dustin Johnson, who now finds himself ranked 238th on the list.

Their latest bid for ranking points came last October, but this was rejected by those in charge of OWGR. The ranking system cited LIV’s 54-hole, no cut tournament format, as well as their promotion and relegation system among the key reasonings behind their wait for points.

One the circuit’s biggest names, DeChambeau, is another star who has seen his spot in the rankings tumble, and despite the rejection last Autumn, he believes LIV tick every box presented by the OWGR. “They said ‘you need certain requirements’, we have fulfilled all those requirements, despite what everybody thinks,” he told LIV’s Fairway To Heaven podcast.

“If you go look at their handbook, we have fulfilled every single criteria. It’s been over two years now. What’s going on guys? It’s a bit frustrating, but nothing we can do at this moment. If we showcase ourselves in the major championships there’s no way they can keep us out.