LIV reapplies for world ranking points, as 19 members prepare for Open Championship
The organisation said it had received the application on June 30, and had started the review process to determined if the team league of 54 players would be included.
On Thursday, LIV announced a multi-year partnership with global bank HSBC, running counter to claims made by some that it was not a viable long-term business.
'The OWGR Board is committed to a thorough evaluation process of all applications, and LIV's application will be reviewed in accordance with OWGR's criteria to ensure fairness, integrity and consistency,' the OWGR said in a statement.
The OWGR board has an annual meeting next week at the Open Championship at Royal Porthcawl, where the likes of Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia are in a field that includes 19 LIV golfers.
LIV's first application was denied in October 2023, and then formally withdrawn in May the following year.
At the time, the OWGR said it could not fairly measure the league with two dozen other tours around the world because of what amounted to a closed shop, along with the individual competition potentially being compromised by scores counting toward a team result.
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