Sports Illustrated Golf Rankings

pike51

https://www.si.com/golf/news/si-world-golf-rankings-jon-rahm-is-no-1-on-our-debut-top-100-list

I actually like their list a lot. LIV players included and they operate on a rolling 12 months instead of 24 like the OWGR.

Luc_Van_Daele

If EUR players like Victor Hovland (OWGR 11), Thomas Pieters (OWGR 34) and Thomas Perrez (OWGR 60) do not make it in the top 100 it can't be called a world ranking.

Weirfan

Luc_Van_Daele

Hovland is there at 26th

UnholyDefenestrator78

LIV mercenaries shouldn't count.

Would also like to see it paired with an ELO type comparison.

Walterjn

UnholyDefenestrator78 why not?? They're on this world and they play golf professionally.... not like LIV is on Mars, or Saturn...

UnholyDefenestrator78

Walterjn

54 holes , reduced field size, and no cuts fundamentally alters the playing strategy . it's not apples to apples golf.

Walterjn

UnholyDefenestrator78 it's STILL golf, and still played on this world. Just a few less holes...

UnholyDefenestrator78

Walterjn

Not disagreeing that it's golf.

Just disagreeing that doing well in LIV doesn't predict doing exactly as well on PGA tour (or vice versa)
It's not an apples to apples comparison.

Walterjn

UnholyDefenestrator78 so just because someone plays on a different tour, and a few holes less than the PGA they shouldn't be included in world golf rankings?? What's next remove the European tour, or dp tour?? Where does it stop?
Or do we just "crown" tiger as king of golf even though he is no longer exactly competitive?? Shall we "crown" rory as #2 king even though he hasn't won much in the last 8 years???
Pretty sure that S.I. can/ and has come up with a metric to compare PGA to LIV....

pike51

UnholyDefenestrator78

And SI isn't giving them the same points as full field PGA events... which is perfectly fair and logical.

Luc_Van_Daele

Can't have it both ways : excluding players in PGA because they are competing in a rival tour and not giving them OWGR points. Without OWGR points LIV is just exhibition golf and you can't exclude 'independent contractors' from competing in the PGA because they play a couple of exhibition matches. Wheter they do so for charity or big money is not the isue here.