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The Straits Times
|August 08, 2025
Niemann makes call for players to earn ranking points from LIV events in 2026
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CHICAGO - Joaquin Niemann expects the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) "to do the right thing for golf" as it reviews LIV Golf's latest submission to receive world ranking points for its events.
The Chilean star has won a third of the 16 tournaments he has teed it up in worldwide this year and is by most accounts among the top tier of golfers on the planet.
But Niemann is No. 103 in the OWGR because his five wins in 11 LIV Golf events in 2025 have not accrued any ranking points.
He was No. 68 after a tie for third in an Asian Tour event in February and he also tied for eighth at the PGA Championship before missing the cut in the final two Majors — US and British Opens.
Niemann will not have an opportunity to earn more ranking points until he plays a few tournaments on other tours after LIV's season concludes later in August.
The 26-year-old is among those who are hoping the OWGR softens its stance and allows players to earn points from LIV events beginning in 2026.
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