Jon Rahm is the latest LIV Golf star to dump on the PGA Tour-adjacent Official World Golf Ranking, repeating his two-year-old criticism of the system.

Rahm’s criticism comes just a day after LIV Golf officially withdrew its OWGR application for world-ranking points.

LIV Golf initially applied to the OWGR for accreditation in July 2022, but was rejected in October 2023 due to its format having only 54 holes with no cuts.

“I’m going to be honest, I didn’t know they were still trying to get world ranking points,” said Rahm on Wednesday, ahead of LIV Golf Hong Kong.

“But the one thing I can say is I’m going to back to what I said two years ago in the DP World Tour Championship. I didn’t think it was a good system back then. And if anything, the more time that goes on, the more it proves to be wrong.”

Rahm pointed out the case of Joaquin Niemann, who sits at No. 76 despite claiming victory at the Australian Open in December, then chasing it with two wins in the LIV Golf tour’s first three events of 2024. This hot streak forced three majors – the Masters, The Open and PGA Championship – to grant Niemann with a special invite.

“I’m very happy to see Joaco get invites. … While we don’t have a clear path to majors through LIV yet, I think they should be taking everybody under consideration,” Rahm said. “If anybody in this world doesn’t think Joaco deserves to be in the top 10 or doesn’t know that he’s a top player in the world, I don’t know what game you’re watching.

“We can tell. I think anybody who watches golf can tell who the best players in the world are. Obviously I don’t think the ranking is reflective of that right now to its entirety.”

Rahm added, “Our job shouldn’t be to make the rules or impose the rules or enforce the rules. We’re here to entertain.

“It’s the governing bodies’ job to be doing this and be adaptable to the changing environment.”