Phil Mickelson is another one of the LIV Golfers who cannot understand OWGR and what they are currently doing. It is clear that LIV Golfers are desperate to earn ranking points, however, OWGR is still not allowing them to do so.
Phil Mickelson, however, believes that both OWGR and others are losing a lot with this. It is very important for important tournaments to be able to count on great players like those at LIV Golf. “Yeah, it’s going to all iron itself out because if you’re one of the Majors, if you’re the Masters, you’re not looking at ‘we should keep these guys out‘,” he said, as quoted by golfmonthly.com “You’re saying to yourself, ‘we want to have the best field, we want to have the best players, and these guys added a lot to the tournament this year at the Masters.
How do we get them included?'”
LIV Golfers
In the absence of several important players playing at LIV Golf, the Majors will have a completely different look and feel. Mickelson believes that there will be a decline in the quality of the majors in many ways, and this will not be beneficial for anyone in the long run.
“We have to come up with a qualifying mechanism that is inclusive, and if the World Golf Ranking isn’t going to be inclusive, then they have to find another way. Maybe they take the top 5 or top 10 or winners of LIV, but they’re going to have to find a way to get the best LIV players in their field if they want to have the best field in golf and be really what Major championship is about.
So they’re already looking at that.” In these moments, it is necessary to find a compromise for all parties. An interesting situation on the golf scene, it must be admitted. “If the World Golf Rankings doesn’t find a way to be inclusive, then the Majors will just find another way to include LIV because it’s no longer a credible way.
So it will all iron itself out for the simple reason that it’s in the best interest of everybody, especially the tournaments, the Majors, to have the best players.”
