Three years after LIV Golf's aggressive challenge to the PGA Tour at the 2023 Masters, the Saudi-backed tour has largely lost momentum. With only 10 LIV players in this year's Masters field and high-profile defections back to the PGA Tour, the once-fierce rivalry has settled into an uneasy coexistence.
LIV Golf players continue to fall in the Official World Golf Rankings as the breakaway series remains without accreditation for ranking points. The decline threatens players' eligibility for major championships, which typically require top-50 world ranking status for automatic qualification.
LIV Golf players continue to fall dramatically in the Official World Golf Rankings after the circuit was denied ranking points. Former world No. 2 Cameron Smith has dropped to 203rd, while other defectors face similar steep declines without access to ranking points.