The Official World Golf Rating denied LIV Golf rating factors, at the least partially, due to restricted entry for gamers to hitch the league and restricted relegation for gamers who underperform. The circuit tried to deal with half of these issues on Thursday.

LIV Golf introduced the main points of its “Promotions” occasion that can be performed Dec. 8-10 at Dhabi Golf Membership within the United Arab Emirates. The 72-hole occasion can be performed over three days with cuts and scoring resets after the primary two rounds.

Eligible gamers (standards checklist under) can be lowered to the highest 20 finishers after Spherical 1 and can be joined by gamers exempt from the opening 18 (standards under, as properly).

After a scoring reset, the highest 20 gamers after Spherical 2 will advance to a 36-hole closing day, with scores once more being reset between the second and third rounds.

The highest 3 gamers after 72 holes will earn standing on LIV Golf in 2024 and be eligible to be drafted into groups.

The underside 4 gamers, who weren’t beneath contract, following the ’23 LIV season have been relegated to make room for the three “Promotions” occasion graduates. The fourth spot can be stuffed by the main factors earner on the Asian Tour’s Worldwide Sequence, which is able to seemingly be Andy Ogletree, who has two victories on that circuit this 12 months.

“Open competitors and meritocracy have at all times been part of the material of LIV Golf, and following the success of our first full, 14-event season, we’re excited to have the ability to launch LIV Golf Promotions and supply gamers from all over the world the prospect to qualify for 2024,” LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman mentioned in an announcement.

The OWGR’s determination to not award LIV factors was based mostly on a number of points, together with the circuit’s 54-hole format and a concentrate on group outcomes, however it was the dearth of entry that was the most important roadblock to factors.

“We have to discover a solution to get that carried out,” Peter Dawson, chairman of the OWGR board, instructed the Related Press. “I hope that LIV can discover a resolution — not a lot their format; that may be handled by way of a mathematical method — however the qualification and relegation.”

The “Promotions” occasion could have a $1.5 million purse with $200,000 going to the winner.

Qualifiers for Spherical 1:

1. Members of the 2023 Walker and Palmer Cup groups.

2. Winner and runner-up of the next most up-to-date newbie occasions:

• U.S. Novice Championship
• The Novice Championship
• Asia-Pacific Novice Championship (October 29)
• Latin America Novice Championship
• European Novice Championship
• NCAA Championship (Particular person)
• Eisenhower Trophy (Particular person)

3. Main 15 out there gamers from inside the high 40 World Novice Golf Rating (WAGR) as of November 20, 2023 (excluding gamers exempt into Spherical 2).

4. Main 25 out there gamers from inside the high 40 on the ultimate Worldwide Sequence 2023 rankings, (excluding these exempt into Spherical 2).

5. Main 3 out there gamers from inside the highest 5 from every of the next skilled excursions as of November 20, 2023:

• Japan Golf Tour (Cash Rating inc. Majors)
• KPGA Korean Tour (Genesis Level Rating)
• Sunshine Tour
• PGA Tour of Australasia

6. Match winners from the Asian Tour in 2023 and Korn Ferry Tour in 2023.

7. Main 30 out there gamers from inside the high 300 in The Common Golf Rankings (TUGR) as of November 20, 2023 (excluding those that are exempt into Spherical 2).

8. Occasion invites as decided by LIV Golf League.

Eligible for byes into Spherical 2:

1. The highest 2 gamers within the WAGR as of November 20, 2023.

2. Gamers ranked Nos. 2-8 on the ultimate Worldwide Sequence 2023 rankings.

3. Main 5 out there gamers from inside the high 30 of the ultimate 2023 DP World Tour and Korn Ferry Tour Order of Deserves/rankings.

4. Winners of PGA Tour- and DP World Tour-sanctioned tournaments within the 2022 and 2023 calendar years.

5. Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup members from 2019-23.

6. Winners of main championships from 2019-23.

7. The main 15 out there gamers from inside the high 150 in TUGR as of November 20, 2023.

8. Gamers relegated or with out a contract for the next season from the ultimate 2023 LIV Golf particular person standings.

9. Occasion invites as decided by LIV Golf League.