LIV Golfers, Talor Gooch, World Rankings and the Path to Major Championships

This weekend may not have been the most glamorous on the golf calendar, but there were worthy winners everywhere.

At the Mexico Open, Tony Finau continued a nine-month stretch of excellence with a three-shot win over world No. 1 Jon Rahm. The LPGA played at Los Angeles's Wilshire Country Club and Hannah Green won a three-way playoff.

And at LIV Golf's Singapore stop, Talor Gooch became the league's first back-to-back champion, capping an eventful week on the Saudi-backed circuit which included more discussion of how its players can possibly get into majors in the future.

That's the focus of Bob Harig's Weekly Read.

Majors Season Is Here and LIV Golfers Still Don't Have a Path in on Points

Dustin Johnson isn't a LIV player who has an imminent worry about spots in majors, thanks to his 2020 Masters win. But he's 78th in the Official World Golf Ranking, which defies logic no matter what you think of the Saudi-backed circuit. It's that kind of unfairness that had a couple of LIV stars talking in Singapore. Bob Harig explores all sides of the LIV Golf-OWGR dilemma, which doesn't appear to be ending anytime soon.

Talor Gooch and the Fine Print of Major Championship Qualifying

Talor Gooch has a spot in the PGA Championship, but does not yet have one in the U.S. Open thanks to a little bit of language in the criteria. To understand major championship criteria now, you have to get into the weeds.

Weekly Read Fore! Things: Tony Finau Prevents a Jon Rahm Milestone, Busy Stretch Ahead

Back to on-course matters, Tony Finau may be the hottest golfer not named Jon Rahm. He won the Mexico Open for his fourth title in nine months, beating Rahm in the process. The Fore! Things explains what milestone Rahm missed out on thanks to Finau, along with a look ahead to this week's Wells Fargo Championship.