Cameron Smith, Dustin Johnson and Patrick Reed were among the members of LIV Golf to speak out against the decision not to grant them points in the Official World Golf Ranking system.
called the Official World Golf Ranking system"almost obsolete" after its governing body voted unanimously not to reward world-ranking points to golfers for their finishes in LIV Golf League tournaments.
"I think it is almost obsolete now," Smith told reporters Wednesday in Saudi Arabia, where LIV Golf will play its final regular-season event at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club starting Friday."We've got some guys out here who are playing some of the best golf in the world and they're outside the top 100, 200 in the world. It's pretty ridiculous.
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