Phil Mickelson discovered himself in a little bit of sizzling water over a relatively shortly deleted publish about PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and the 2023 PGA Championship. Mickelson has been fairly vocal in regards to the qualifying standards for the PGA Tour’s main championships, and this time was no completely different.
All of the golfers on the LIV Golf Collection have been dropped from the OWGR since their defection in addition to have been banned or have resigned from their respective excursions. This has brought on their world rankings to plummet and made them ineligible for varied tournaments.
This additionally features a harsh qualification standards for main championships, and solely 18 LIV Golfers have managed to make the lower for the PGA Championship. Phil Mickelson’s frustration was expressed in an offended tweet directed towards Jay Monahan, which was shortly deleted.
The likes of Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, and Kevin Na didn’t make the lower for the Championship. Nevertheless, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson and others who did make the lower will give powerful competitors to the sector.
Phil Mickelson identified that the PGA Tour was utilizing the OWGR factors as a qualification standards for the PGA Championship. Regardless of that, World No. 103 Cameron Tringale, World No. 110 Jason Kokrak and World No. 111 Sebastian Munoz didn’t make the lower. However, World No. 128 Beau Hossler made the lower – as a result of he is part of the PGA Tour.
“3 years from now who’s most probably to nonetheless be right here? Monahan or LIV? We gained’t overlook. You too Whan.”
Nevertheless this may not be all true, as LIV Golfer Paul Casey acquired a particular invitation to the 2023 PGA Championship – regardless of being ranked 131st. This was in lieu of the rising golfer’s sturdy efficiency in 2021 and his lack of ability to compete in 2022 attributable to harm
Phil Mickelson’s uphill battle to advertise the LIV Golf Collection
The emergence of the LIV Golf Collection was obtained with little-to-no enthusiasm. Many professional golfers determined to stay loyal to the PGA Tour, with Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods rising because the face of the Tour throughout this cut up.
Phil Mickelson then again has been the driving power for the LIV Golf Collection, with the likes of Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith, and Brooks Koepka following swimsuit. Nevertheless, this has led to stress and a cut up within the golf world.
When the LIV Golf gamers have been dropped from the OWGR factors, it brought on large outrage. Then World No. 1 Cameron Smith shortly misplaced out on his place because the golfers continued to drop down the rating desk.