Top players from the breakaway LIV Golf series ripped into golf's world rankings on Wednesday, with former US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau saying it risks becoming "obsolete" owing to the omission of those from the Saudi-backed tour.
A player's Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) standing is one determinant for eligibility to the four Majors, and LIV Golf events currently do not receive points on the world ranking system.
The 29-year-old said: "You should realise that the OWGR is not accurate, they need to come to a resolution or it will pretty much become obsolete, it's almost obsolete right now.
"But again if the Majors and everything continue to have that as their ranking system then they're biasing it quite heavily. It's very disappointing that that's the way it goes and that's not right." DeChambeau was speaking at a press conference ahead of the inaugural LIV Golf Singapore event, which tees off on Friday at the Sentosa Golf Club.
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