Rahm was speaking at a press conference ahead of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai when he took on the OWGR system. The golfer, who received honorary life membership on the tour, said that the system was broken and top-ranked players missing from high-rated events were becoming a problem.
However, the 28-year-old didn’t blame LIV Golf, like some others, for the downfall of the ranking system.
Speaking in Dubai, Jon Rahm said:
Jon Rahm’s strong comments came after OWGR revealed that the DP World Tour Championship winner would be getting lesser points than PGA Tour’s RSM Classic winner. As per the rankings website, the winner of the RSM Classic, held in Georgia, will receive 38.38 points, while the European tour event winner will settle for a projected score of 21.82.
Emphasizing the same, the golfer said he ‘didn’t care’ for the current system.
Jon Rahm said:
He added:
Jon Rahm questions stakes on PGA Tour and DP World Tour events
It is pertinent to note that World No.1 Rory McIlroy explained the points discrepancy between the two events during his press conference. Dubbing it ‘fair’, the Irishman said that the PGA Tour event had a larger field, which resulted in increased points.
Speaking during his press conference on Tuesday, McIlroy said:
However, Jon Rahm wasn’t impressed by this. He questioned whether the stakes were high on the PGA Tour event with fewer top-ranked players or the DP World Tour event, which had the World No.1 himself on the field.
Despite being critical of OWGR, Rahm didn’t attack LIV Golf or its players over the same. Unlike many others, the Spaniard stuck to reasoning while slamming the system and said that the rebel players weren’t at fault. He even went to lengths to state that the Saudi-backed series led by Greg Norman had the right to win ranking points.
He said that he wasn’t “necessarily against” the idea of LIV golfers getting points.
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