DeChambeau is certainly deserving of a trip to Paris, writes Bob Harig, but the criteria to compete in the Olympics was set a long time ago. Plus, more U.S. Open notes.
The U.S. Open was the final event for qualification for the Men’s Olympic Golf Tournament and Bryson DeChambeau won’t be one of the four members of the U.S. contingent in France.
“Of everything that has happened with the sport, there are unintended consequences that are hurting the game. And that’s another one of them.” To be clear, the Olympic golf format has been in play since the sport was awarded Olympic status in 2009 to start in 2016. LIV Golf began in June 2022 and a month later it submitted its application for OWGR points. Players who compete for LIV were not going to get those points in the beginning and there was hope that in time their bid would be approved.with some pretty clear reasons given: a lack of relegation and promotion coupled with LIV’s closed format. It has been said here before that this issue can be resolved if both parties would work through the nuances of getting it right.
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