“Peculiar” is one word to describe LIV’s format transition from 54 to 72 holes, as European star Rory McIlroy put it. The latest LIV move to be more OWGR-compliant feels misplaced, according to numerous golfers and analysts alike. McIlroy has joined the conversation , expressing how a simple format change wouldn’t move the needle. However, while analysts agree on that part, they believe there’s more to the underlying reason.

Discussing the latest move to a 72-hole field span across 4 days, DJ and Soly of the No Laying Up podcast made it clear that the move in itself is insufficient. “I think maybe part of the more frustrating part of it is if I were to say, “Why are they doing this?” I think the answer would be — for OWGR points,” Soly quipped on the podcast . “I don’t think thi

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