LIV Golf rebel Carlos Ortiz seized a rare chance to boost his position in the world rankings with victory in his native Mexico on Sunday.
Ortiz and other LIV renegades are still unable to claim elusive ranking points on the Saudi-funded breakaway tour and have instead been seeking opportunities elsewhere. LIV's ongoing failure to secure ranking point status has been a key battleground in their disruption plan for men's professional golf.
There is a growing frustration within the circuit fronted by firebrand Greg Norman over the continued snub from the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) board.
