LIV Reapplies for OWGR Recognition

LIV has reapplied as of June 30th for OWGR recognition. Annual OWGR board meeting is next week at The Open.

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ESPN article on it below:
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Will be interesting to see if they get approved this time. If I was wagering, I'd guess they do. Don't think they'd be reapplying unless they had indications they would be.

They've made some changes since last application and the PGA has made changes as well:

-LIV does have relegation/promotion path now and rumors are that will be expanded to include ALL players being eligible to be dropped based on standings

-While no cut, PGA has added a bunch of no-cut events since LIVs last application, and OWGR awards points still for those

-The Open and US Open have both now codified path ways for the LIV players to qualify into their tournaments directly and the Masters/PGA Chanmpionship have extended invitations to those players that they deemed quality enough


All told, I am guessing this will be approved. Probably will be some stipulaitons that the points awarded are reduced to equate to field size, and possibly even that LIV opens up spots tournament to tournament for more "wild cards" to qualify.

I think the most drastic, but could see it, would be LIV moving to 72 holes. I've personally thought they should. Play the Thursday-Saturday just as they do now, with the Individual Champion crowned on Saturday. Then have the Team Champion Crowned on Sunday. Everyone's scores still count all 4 days. Everyone plays 72 holes, and they can put focus on the Individual and Team Champions on Saturday and Sunday.

Could flip/flop it if you wanted to Team Saturday/Individual Sunday, but think it works better the other way.