LIV Golf rebels Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickleson have soared back up the world rankings after the American duo tied for second place at The Masters.
With rebel events currently not afforded OWGR points, with number of defectors permitted to play at Augusta was limited to just 18. And that number was reduced by two before the second round cut mark had even been reached, as both Kevin Na and Louis Oosthuizen withdrew from injury.
But the undoubted additional hype that surrounded the first major of 2023 not only added an extra dimension for fans, but the action arguably dispelled the notion that LIV players were ill-prepared amid competing in 54-hole events. Indeed, heading into Sunday Greg Norman and co seemed set to get the winner they craved as Koepka led Jon Rahm by two shots.
