The Official World Golf Ranking rejected LIV Golf twice. First in October 2023, then again in 2024. Both times, the reasoning was technical: LIV’s format didn’t meet the standards required for ranking points. Now, LIV has announced a major change for 2026. The league is switching from 54-hole to 72-hole tournaments. This appears to be a direct response to those rejections. However, there’s a significant catch that undermines the entire move.

LIV Golf made the announcement on November 3-4, 2025. All regular-season events will now be played over four days starting in 2026. The league framed this as an evolution toward traditional golf. CEO Scott O’Neil called it “a pivotal new chapter” that strengthens the competition.

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