Relegated LIV Golfer beats Tiger Woods in world rankings after strong Hong Kong Open outing

Relegated LIV golfer Anthony Kim surpassed Tiger Woods in the Official World Golf Ranking after the Link Hong Kong Open. Kim made his comeback to golf after a decade in 2024 on the LIV Golf. However, he had a tough season and struggled last year and also this season in the Saudi-backed series.

Things turned in his favor at last week's Hong Kong Open, an Asian Tour event, and he made a significant jump in the OWGR. He was ranked 2233rd ahead of the event and, with a T63 finish, he settled at 2003rd.

Anthony Kim beat Tiger Woods in the ranking, as the 15-time major winner is currently ranked 2185th. The five-time Masters winner hardly plays golf these days and is struggling to maintain his ranking.

As reported by Nosferatu on X (formerly Twitter) last month, Woods could run out of the world ranking by the 2025 Masters. They shared a post with the caption:

"Tiger Woods dropped last week outside the top 2000 in the world. It looks now increasingly likely that by the 2026 Masters, he will run out of world ranking points completely... #OWGR"

Tiger Woods has not played in any tournament this season on the PGA Tour and has fallen in the rankings. He was ranked 879th after his outing at The Open Championship 2024, his last appearance on the PGA Tour. Since then, he has slipped down out of the top 2000.

Meanwhile, when Anthony Kim started his professional career, he drew comparisons to Woods. However, following an injury in 2012, he distanced himself from the game and had not played for a decade.

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Tiger Woods decides whether to play at the Hero World Challenge 2025

Tiger Woods has not played in any tournaments this year on the PGA Tour. However, fans were expecting him to compete at the Hero World Challenge. The first 17 players of the 20-player field were announced early in October, and towards the end of the month, the names of the remaining three players were revealed.

However, Woods was not included in it. Billy Horschel, Akshay Bhatia, and Jordan Spieth are playing in the tournament.

The event will feature the likes of players such as Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, and others. Here is the list of players playing at the Hero World Challenge 2025:

• Scottie Scheffler (1)
• Xander Schauffele (3)
• Justin Thomas (5)
• JJ Spaun (7)
• Robert MacIntyre (9)
• Harris English (10)
• Keegan Bradley (11)
• Justin Rose (12)
• Sepp Straka (13)
• Hideki Matsuyama (16)
• Cameron Young (20)
• Patrick Cantlay (21)
• Sam Burns (22)
• Corey Conners (24)
• Chris Gotterup (26)
• Wyndham Clark (27)
• Brian Harman (28)
• Akshay Bhatia (38)
• Billy Horschel (40)
• Jordan Spieth (62)

The tournament will take place in the Bahamas. It will start with its first round on December 4 and will have its final on December 7.

Edited by Ankita Yadav