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Lee Westwood is definitely happy to crack the Top 40 at the Open Championship this past weekend, but he took that moment to blow up the official World Golf Ranking (OWGR).
Westwood, the veteran golfer playing on Liv Golf Tour, now sits No. 930 on the Owgr list after being tied 34. At Royal Portrush, he shot him up 3,759 spots.
Westwood can now say he is finally back in front of his son, Sam, who sits 2,759. on the list when he plays on a mini-tour. But that’s exactly why Westwood has concerns about Owgr’s way of ranking golfers.
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Lee Westwood puts up a putt on the 15th green during the first round of Liv Golf Dallas Golf Tournament at the Maridoe Golf Club. (Raymond Carlin III/Imag images)
“I think it just proves that without world ranking points, it does a bit of a mockery of the system,” Westwood said Wednesday at Liv Golf’s UK event, per. Espn.
Westwood is among many lives -golf stars who believe their events should be included in Owgr. However, the league’s latest application is currently under review.
Life Golf Star Brooks Koepka Duplies the Tee marker with the driver after Wayward Shot
They had initially tried to get accreditation when the league began in 2022, but it was denied. As a result, life golfers cannot earn OWGR points unless they play in major championships or international touring events.
Take, for example, Dustin Johnson. He is only 571. On the list but that is because he is tied 23. By the outdoors. Johnson was once the world’s largest golfer for 135 weeks, but since he came to life, he has fallen into the position.
Lee Westwood and his wife and Caddy Helen Westwood on the ninth hole during the third round of the 153rd Open Championship Golf Tournament. (Mike Frey/Imag photos)
Only Bryson DeChambeau (16.) and Tyrrell Hatton (21st) are in the top 50 in the OWGR placements. Other lives -golf stars like Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed do not break the top joint despite their solid games.
“I think it mainly relates to the way back to wanting the best players in the big championships and not wanting this conversation where there are a few people missing out because we don’t get world ranking points on life,” Westwood said when he loved watching Liv Golf submit another application.
Hatton has been a vocal that his colleagues life golfers were credited for their work in the league, especially when it comes to qualifying for larger tournaments.
Lee Westwood Tees out on the first hole during the first round of the 153rd Open Championship Golf Tournament at Royal Portrush. (Mike Frey/Imag photos)
“I think there are a lot of guys out here that you definitely want to play in majors. If there’s a better path to it for us it’s brilliant,” Hatton said.
