The fight for legitimacy in professional golf has taken yet another twist. Since its inception, LIV Golf has faced a lot of criticism from the PGA Tour, its members, and several other golf entities. Its tactics of attracting elite golfers with high payouts have been hailed as devious. OWGR even denied LIV Golf’s application for gaining eligible tour status to get OWGR points for world rankings. However, ex-Chief Peter Dawson doesn’t regret the decision.

Dawson says that OWGR had to make that decision. In fact, he was the organization’s chief when the application was rejected . He became the chairman of the Official World Golf Ranking in 2016 and gave up the position in April 2025. The reason he cited for this decision was OWGR’s duty to ensure all golfers are ranked equitably. “Some asp

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