LIV Golf star Harold Varner III shut down Graeme McDowell 's Official World Golf Rankings rant, claiming he and his fellow defectors 'knew what they were getting into'. The Saudi-backed series has been embroiled in a saga in regard to ranking points, with LIV still not recognised by the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR).
In an attempt to secure ranking points at their recent event in Bangkok and this week's in Jeddah, LIV formed a 'strategic alliance' with the OWGR-recognised MENA Tour, co-sanctioning their events. This proved to be in vain though, as OWGR turned down the request, claiming MENA gave them 'insufficient' time to look into their new application, which included LIV events.
Following this, 2010 US Open champion McDowell was left unimpressed, claiming the ranking system was becoming 'irrelevant' and should lose the word 'official' in its name, if LIV players are continued to be snubbed.
