Two years after posting his last LIV Golf win at Andalucía, Talor Gooch is displaying the same kind of form that won him the league’s solo title.

After months of speculation and industry chatter, LIV Golf has officially taken its latest swing at gaining recognition from the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) system. On Friday, the OWGR confirmed it received a formal application from LIV Golf on June 30 and that the review process is now underway.

LIV Golf has reapplied for its events to receive Official World Golf Ranking points, the chairman of the ranking’s board, Trevor Immelman, announced Friday.

LIV Golf was denied ranking points in 2023 due in part to a lack of variance in its 54-player fields; it is unknown if the league proposed changes in a new bid.

LIV Golf and HSBC announced a multi-year partnership on Thursday that will see the London-headquartered bank become the official international banking partner of the Saudi-backed league and sponsor two of its 13 teams.

The OWGR denied the first application in October 2023, but both it and LIV have taken on new leadership since.

The SI Golf staff debates LIV Golf scheduling, Patrick Cantlay and the Ryder Cup and how many PGA Tour cards should be awarded to DP World Tour players.

LIV's first application in 2023 was rejected by the OWGR. The question is what has it changed on its application that would allow it to get approval this time

LIV Golf has applied again to be included in the Official World Golf Ranking, without any indication how it will operate differently from when its first application was rejected nearly two years ago.

While the PGA Tour heads to Scotland for its tuneup ahead of the 2025 Open Championship at the Scottish Open, LIV Golf will be in Spain for LIV Golf Andalucía at Real Club Valderrama. It will serve as the home event for Sergio Garcia's Fireballs squad as well as Jon Rahm as his Legion XIII squad battle at the top of the LIV Golf team standings just behind Bryson DeChambeau's Crushers.