ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Rory McIlroy has described LIV Golf's decision to expand its events to 72 holes as "peculiar."

The Saudi-funded breakaway circuit will align itself more with golf's traditional tours by moving from three rounds to four next year.

The format switch could boost LIV's bid to be recognized by the Official World Golf Ranking, which is critical because the four majors use its listing to help determine their fields.

The OWGR rejected LIV's request for world ranking points when the league started, mainly over concerns about it being a closed shop of the same 54 players all year, except for alternates replacing injured players, and that team competition could affect the integrity of the individual competition since it was based on the same scores.

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