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Golf – The 150th Open Championship – Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain – July 17, 2022 Bryson DeChambeau of the U.S. on the 3rd during the final round REUTERS/Phil Noble
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Golf – The 150th Open Championship – Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain – July 17, 2022 Bryson DeChambeau of the U.S. on the 3rd during the final round REUTERS/Phil Noble
The year 2021 was great for him as he reached number four in OWGR. It was the highest ranking of his career till now. But things have taken an unexpected turn, and his fans are shocked to learn about his new OWGR ranking.
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Golf – The 150th Open Championship – Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain – July 16, 2022 Bryson DeChambeau of the U.S. tees off on the 2nd during the third round REUTERS/Phil Noble
According to his OWGR profile, since July 2017, DeChambeau has maintained his rank in the Top 100. But things changed. He has experienced a significant fall in his career for the first time in years. The golfer’s current OWGR ranking is 102. Although it was an enormous shock, somewhere everyone saw it coming.
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After joining the LIV Golf Invitational Series, despite the restrictions from PGA Tour, every Saudi-backed league player started seeing their ranks drop on the OWGR table. LIV Golf does not have the authority to provide world ranking points, although the CEO Greg Norman has tried his maximum to get approval from the world ranking committee.
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After finishing T-8 on the last year’s Open Championship leaderboard, he was ranked number 28. And since then, Asian Tour’s Saudi International is the only event he has played that is OWGR-sanctioned. Although switching Tours is the main reason for his tremendous rank fall, it is not the only reason for the same. cannot be the only reason for his fall. After his two-win campaign in 2020-2021, he was often injured, making it hard for him to win or make cuts.
How did the golf world react to the news?
The news put his fans heartbroken, but not everyone felt the same. While it did not bother some golf lovers, some enjoyed it to their heart’s content. The reactions turned into people trolling and taking a jab at DeChamebau. They believe it was supposed to happen because he switched the Tour.
Love to see it
— Justen Holstein (@justenholstein) February 11, 2023
He's got plenty of money. He doesn't care about the top 100
— Aaron (@hfhhjiu) February 11, 2023
The rankings are meaningless at this point. Make them an accurate portrayal of actual ability or don’t report on it. It’s as legitimate as my ranking of top 100. It’s a joke.
— Jackson M. (@JacksonBM99) February 11, 2023
Well considering he can’t accumulate world ranking points this was inevitable! A four year old could of predicted this!
— Austin (@605austin) February 11, 2023
It's clear the Bulk Up Experiment didn't pan out. @b_dechambeau
— Dan Olson (@seattlegolfer) February 11, 2023
Wait , is that the guy who said Augusta was par 67 for him ? 😂
— Slobodni Umetnik (@djurovic_lj) February 11, 2023
No one cares about the world golf rankings
— Ryan Osgood (@Dodsyanks2) February 11, 2023
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I always wonder if there are regrets of the top level players who went to LIV. I know it was a ton of $, but they grew up playing wanting to compete on the PGA tour. Actually wonder if they miss it.
— crazy golfer (@crazygolfer8) February 11, 2023
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