Louis Oosthuizen feels there is a change required, either in the OWGR or in the system, to give LIV-associated golfers a spot in the Majors. The statement came as he is set to miss the Masters for the first time in 16 years.
Oosthuizen made his debut at the Augusta National in 2009 and has been a regular feature at the event since then. In the last two editions, he had to withdraw due to the injury. However, this time, he hasn’t been able to make it to the Masters as he is currently ranked 137th in the world, and only the top 50 are given direct entry to the first Major of the season. Further, he doesn’t have many opportunities to improve rankings since LIV Golf events are not awarded any points.
Oosthuizen, who is in Muscat for this week’s International Series Oman, said he knew they wouldn’t be getting the World Ranking points before joining the Saudi-backed circuit, and he had made peace with not playing the majors (except the Open). However, he seemed unhappy with many deserving players not getting berths at the four premium events.
He was quoted as saying via Gulf News:
“I think the whole system needs to change completely. If they don’t want to give us World Ranking points on LIV Golf then they should change the system where they give spots to Majors on each tour around the world or something like that. I’m surprised those (OWGR) guys have a lot more experience than me, sitting on boards and doing their things, that I can’t believe there’s no solution to it.”
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