A letter penned by LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman to the players of the series has come to light and shows that the LIV boss is at least a little concerned that his petition for LIV Golf events to be included in the Official World Golf Rankings may be denied.

A copy of the letter was obtained by ESPN, and in it, Norman writes:

“Without including player performances against these industry-leading [LIV] fields, the Owgr are now inaccurate. Should this continue much longer, the rankings will become even more inaccurate and marginalized, with many of the LIV Golf players having lower rankings than they are rightfully entitled to, as well as non-LIV Golf players enjoying falsely enhanced rankings.

Simply put, it will be impossible to consider the OWGR ratings accurate or even relevant if OWGR persists in omitting 48 of the best golfers in the world.”

The tone of the letter suggests that Norman is preparing his defense in case the OWGR denies the request, which would keep many of its players out of the four major tournaments, as world-ranking points are used to determine exemptions into those events.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and DP World Tour CEO Keith Pelley are two of eight board members for the OWGR that will determine LIV’s fate. Directors of the four majors are also on the board, so they will likely be the ones to determine whether LIV’s request passes or fails, and that decision will play a major role in how much of a factor LIV will be in the golf world.

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