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A lot of it right now is unknown as it’s all just rumour
Not a far of creating more elite comps with more money
As for the OWGR and LIV
They have a good number of hurdles to get through yet
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A lot of it right now is unknown as it’s all just rumour
Not a far of creating more elite comps with more money
As for the OWGR and LIV
They have a good number of hurdles to get through yet
RRidges
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An unbelievably daft set of reasoning that suggests, to me, that the team concept isn't even believed in by LIV advocates!
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Nobody believes the team thing has a future. Id say even the paid LIV advocates are wishing it would go away. They just come across as fools when trying to defend it.
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RRidges
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Yet contradicts virtually every one of his 'in the know' predictions from a few hours earlier! Finger on a pulse maybe. But lilely different patients from the one that matters (ones that matter)!
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What’s the saying?
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day?
Make enough predictions and you are bound to get somewhere near to being right. Then with a bit of spin people like our Mel will believe and spread every word like it’s gospel.
RRidges
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I'm sure there'll be a funding aspect to the team concept that has yet to be announced - as it's likely still being formulated/negotiated. Once that is in place, then there's some, albeit skewed, logic to the format - as, currently, LIV is simply a massive complete drag on, admittedly massive, PIF funds. There will be a plan for some sort of earnings to offset at least some of that drag.
BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
Nice, I've being wanting to have sight of those "rules & governance" for a bit.
Whilst it is still gossip, it sounds like the new PGA T plans as currently speculated might also fall fowl of some of those. Interesting times.
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Yep - I’m not sure if it’s about averaging out over the season because the WGCs already have no cut and small field etc
RRidges
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Those seem pretty fundamental issues, which would mean that LIV would need to make fundamental changes - in fact, becoming like all other tours - in order to comply!
I can't see that happening, so something would have to change.
The effect of any more LIV recruits that occur after FedEx could be interesting - though with, supposedly, a full crew for the rest of this year and 2023 in place (the silence of 'rejects' might have been bought) it'll be interesting to see who is at LIV Boston, unsurprisingly scheduled for the week after the Tour Championship with, no doubt, announcements very soon after that tournament ends.
Now, where's Mel with the reassurance that either the rules will change or LIV will comply with them so the LIV circus can be awarded OWGR points?
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I dont think the ranking points are an issue. The majors will just have another strand to qualify, like they do for amateurs. Anyone on LiV who 'wins' for example. Or top 10 LiV players if there is a money list or table. With those, plus major winners, it will ensure any players that should be there, are there.
Mel Smooth
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Those seem pretty fundamental issues, which would mean that LIV would need to make fundamental changes - in fact, becoming like all other tours - in order to comply!
I can't see that happening, so something would have to change.
The effect of any more LIV recruits that occur after FedEx could be interesting - though with, supposedly, a full crew for the rest of this year and 2023 in place (the silence of 'rejects' might have been bought) it'll be interesting to see who is at LIV Boston, unsurprisingly scheduled for the week after the Tour Championship with, no doubt, announcements very soon after that tournament ends.
Now, where's Mel with the reassurance that either the rules will change or LIV will comply with them so the LIV circus can be awarded OWGR points?
Are OWGR points getting awarded at this weekends Tour championship?
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Yes why wouldn’t they ?
RRidges
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Indeed they are - 80 points minimum from what I understand.
Why do you ask - as I'm sure you know they are anyway?
Swango1980
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Yeah. The Tour Championship is part of a "legitimate" tour, and the players playing on it qualified to be on it by playing well throughout the year, and over the last few weeks. It would be very strange if they did not offer world ranking points.
Conversely, if I asked about 45 of my mates to play in a tournament, but also managed to get Bryson, Phil and Brooks to play, offering World Ranking points would seem a bizarre decision. Sure, I'd happily accept some world ranking points for finishing 4th, simply based on the fact that those 3 were playing in the field. But, I'd feel a bit of a fraud.
Mel Smooth
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Is there a cut?
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No but you already know that and you know why it has ranking points
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Are the ranking points awarded for gross score event or the handicapped event?
BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
They do it on the unadjusted
Here's last years
https://www.owgr.com/events/tour-championship---72-hole-scores-9247
RRidges
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There's already been 2 (or effectively 3) cuts in order to get into this tournament.
As it's the OWGR that decides which tours and tournaments qualify - and they have certainly done so - I suggest you direct further questions to them!
Edit: Found this article that might help slightly. https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnews...king-points-with-separate-leaderboard-113031/
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Mel Smooth
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So it’s a no cut event.
Precedent set for LIV events then. That’s all I was trying to clear up. ?
