Mel Smooth
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If any of the LIV players had stayed on the PGA Tour, won 3 events and finished top of the order of merit they would comfortably be in the top 50, I dont think anybody could doubt that.
BUT, thats not the point is it. They made the choice to leave the recognised tour, when they left they knew LIV didnt qualify for ranking points and they should live with that decision. If they dont like it, leave LIV and rejoin the PGA tour, or whichever tour they choose to play on. We cant have any sympathy for them, very few people playing on LIV would have a shot at winning a major, they and the rest of the players are winning far more money than they ever were before and no doubt their lives are much more comfortable now.
If very few players on LIV would have a shot at winning a major, how come 3 of the top 5 at The Masters were LIV players, how come Cam Smith won a major just before he went to LIV, and how come Brooks Koepka has won a major since joining LIV?
This thread was created originally to question whether the rankings were still accurate as described. Gooch’s performances against his peers are further evidence that they aren’t.
Why are so many people in golf happy to see the order of men’s professional golf purposefully skewed?