Livid at 'Mockery' of Rankings

LIV golfers slam 'flawed, crazy' system as they continue to tumble down standings

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LONDON - Lee Westwood's tie for 34th at the British Open vaulted him 3,759 spots in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR). Now at No. 930, he is back ahead of his son, Sam, a mini-tour player who currently sits 2,759th.

That served as Exhibit 1 for the Englishman's rant against the world rankings system.

"I think that just proves that without world ranking points, it makes a bit of a mockery of the system," Westwood said on July 23 ahead of this week's LIV Golf UK event.

The comments came after the league reapplied for inclusion in the OWGR in June. The submission is currently under review.

LIV originally applied for accreditation in July 2022, shortly after the league started, but was denied. LIV golfers currently can earn ranking points only by competing in Majors and international tour events.

With limited ability to amass points via the DP World Tour and other tours, LIV players like Westwood have continued to plummet down the OWGR. Dustin Johnson, who had a 135-week spell at No. 1, dropped as low as 969th before a T23 last week vaulted him back up to 571st.