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Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri grabbed a rare opportunity to secure his Official Golf World Rankings. While Greg Norman has been trying to get the LIV Golf points to be included in the ranking points, the Saudi-backed series players are finding it hard to maintain their rankings, crucially missing the major tournament's qualification.
Amidst the battle, Lahiri managed to be in the top 100 by competing in breakaway tours. He maintained his ranking by playing in the Asian Tours and Indian Open.
LIV Golf failed to convince officials to gain points in the OWGR, resulting in the controversial series players plummeting down in the rankings with most of the top players jumping out of the top 100.
Despite being allowed to compete in major tournaments, the golfer misses out on the basic eligibility criteria due to a depletion in the rankings, retaining the special exemption as the only way to play in major events.
Anirban Lahiri, on the other hand, surprisingly, jumped into two positions to 97th after finishing T12 in the Saudi International, the Asian Tour.
LIV Golfer playing at The Masters
LIV golfers are barred from competing on the PGA Tour and missed most of the tournaments last year. Fortunately, they will be allowed to compete in major events this year. The Masters is scheduled to take place next month and a few LIV golfers have received an invitation to compete in the tournament.
Here's a list of the LIV players who will play at the Masters in 2023.
- Abraham Ancer
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Sergio Garcia
- Talor Gooch
- Dustin Johnson
- Brooks Koepka
- Jason Kokrak
- Phil Mickelson
- Kevin Na
- Joaquin Niemann
- Louis Oosthuizen
- Thomas Pieters
- Patrick Reed
- Charl Schwartzel
- Cameron Smith
- Harold Varner
- Bubba Watson
Anirban Lahiri finishes T30 at the LIV Golf Tucson
LIV Golf recently completed its second event of the year. Danny Lee won the game after defeating Louis Oosthuizen, Brendan Steele, and Carlos Ortiz in a dramatic playoff held on March 19.
Anirban Lahiri finished in a three-way tie at the 30th position alongside Phil Mickelson and Laurie Canter.
Here is the full leaderboard of the LIV Golf Tucson:
- 1: Danny Lee
- T-2: Carlos Ortiz
- T-2: Brendan Steele
- T-2: Louis Oosthuizen
- 5: Charles Howell III
- T-6 Mito Pereira
- T-6 Matt Jones
- T-6: Kevin Na
- T-6: Sergio Garcia
- T-10: Peter Uihlein
- T-10: Branden Grace
- T-10: Matt Wolff
- T-13: Dustin Johnson
- T-13: Talor Gooch
- T-13: Pat Perez
- T-13: Cameron Tringale
- T-18: Patrick Reed
- T-18: Sam Horsfield
- T-20: Scott Vincent
- T-20: David Puig
- T-20: Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra
- T-20: Bubba Watson
- T24: Paul Casey
- T24:Richard Bland
- T24: Brooks Koepka
- T24: Harold Varner III
- T24: Cameron Smith
- T24: Abraham Ancer
- T30: Phil Mickelson
- T30: Laurie Canter
- T30: Anirban Lahiri
- T33: Thomas Pieters
- T33: Ian Poulter
- T33: Dean Burnmester
- T36: Jason Kokrak
- T36: Bernd Wiesberger
- T36: Sebastian Munoz
- T36: Chase Koepka
- T36: Joaquin Niemann
- 41: Graeme McDowell
- 42: Henrik Stenson
- 43: Lee Westwood
- T44: Bryson DeChambeau
- T44: James Piot
- 46: Charl Schawartzel
- 47: Jediah Morgan
- 48: Sihwan Kim
