LIV Golf will end the year without making a decision on whether the Official World Golf Ranking will approve the 54-member league for ranking points, like other golf tours around the world.
OWGR also stated that tournaments that are played over 54 or even 36 holes will have lower scoring compared to standard 72-hole tournaments.
OWGR Chairman Trevor Immelman said two weeks ago that one of the obstacles was that the vast majority of LIV players were invited to join instead of earning their living, as is the case with the other 24 tours that are part of the OWGR system.
The message sent Wednesday said only that the board was continuing to review LIV's bid, which the Saudi-funded league submitted in late June.
“We remain committed to OWGR’s mission of respecting the meritocracy woven into the professional game,” Immelman said in a statement. “Thus, discussions have been regular and continue. To be clear, progress has been made, but there is no decision to share information at this time.
“We will continue to work closely with LIV Golf as it continues to develop to ensure its application is processed fairly, fairly and consistently, as previously stated.”
Immelman has also previously stated that the 54 holes LIV played during its first four years were never that big of a problem. LIV moves to 72 holes for the 2026 season.
LIV begins its season on February 4 in Saudi Arabia. The company hoped to become part of the OWGR system as four specialties used it as part of their qualification criteria.
Several OWGR member tours are scheduled for 54 holes, such as the Big Easy Development Tour in South Africa and the MENA Tour in Dubai.
OWGR said 54-hole tournaments (or tournaments shortened to 54 holes due to weather) will receive 75 percent of the original course rating and point distribution. Tournaments played over 36 holes will receive 50 percent of the original course rating.
This year, the European Tour has shortened several tournaments to 54 holes, such as the South African Open and the Singapore Classic.
