Latest Talor Gooch News

Talor Gooch sees his PGA Championship invitation as evidence sanity may prevail in LIV/PGA split

May. 15, 2024 16:56 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Talor Gooch wasn't planning to be at Valhalla this week. He and his wife, Ally, had scheduled a trip to Las Vegas to take advantage of a break in the LIV Tour schedule. Then Gooch checked his inbox and found an invitation to the PGA Championship. Just a...

PGA Championship invites 7 LIV players to get top 100 in the world

May. 07, 2024 23:03 PM EDT

The PGA Championship officially has Tiger Woods in a field released Tuesday that includes invitations to seven players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf, giving the major 99 of the 100 in the world ranking at Valhalla next week. The PGA of America strives to have the top 100 in the world to...

Greg Norman and Phil Mickelson make for an interesting week on LIV Golf

May. 07, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

LIV Golf had another active week before and after Brooks Koepka won in Singapore for his first title of the year. Greg Norman, the CEO of the Saudi-funded league, had a couple of bold comments in an interview with Bloomberg that indicated LIV isn’t going anywhere. He...

Talor Gooch of LIV Golf gets a special invitation to the PGA Championship

May. 06, 2024 15:48 PM EDT

Talor Gooch of LIV Golf gets to play in at least one major this year. He announced Monday on social media that he received an invitation to play in the PGA Championship next week. The PGA of America is not expected to release the full field until Tuesday as it waits to hear back from...

PGA Tour has a team event in New Orleans. LIV Golf returns Down Under

Apr. 23, 2024 09:54 AM EDT

PGA TOUR ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS Site: Avondale, Louisiana. Course: TPC Louisiana. Yardage: 7,425. Par: 72. Prize money: $8.9 million. Winner’s share: $1.286 million for each player. Television: Thursday-Friday,...

Sergio Garcia has 2-shot lead and goes after 1st LIV win

Apr. 06, 2024 19:07 PM EDT

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Sergio Garcia birdied his final hole Saturday for a 4-under 68, giving him a two-shot lead in LIV Golf Miami as he goes after his first title in the Saudi-funded circuit. Garcia has lost in two playoffs during his three years with LIV, including one to Joaquin...

Sergio Garcia goes back to old putter and shares LIV lead at Doral

Apr. 05, 2024 19:11 PM EDT

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Sergio Garcia decided to refurbish the putter he used 25 years ago when he was a rookie and played like it was 1999 on Friday. He was bogey-free at Trump National Doral for a 5-under 67 to share the lead with Talor Gooch and Peter Uihlein in LIV Golf Miami. Gooch...

Rory McIlroy not bothered by Masters 'asterisk' comments from LIV Golf's Talor Gooch

Feb. 28, 2024 19:41 PM EST

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Here’s how things seem to work regarding LIV Golf and Rory McIlroy: Someone says something, the other side responds, and the cycle just keeps repeating from one topic to the next. The latest chapters of the saga came Wednesday, when McIlroy said he...

Talor Gooch is getting louder. He invests in a Professional Bull Riders team in Oklahoma

Feb. 27, 2024 15:39 PM EST

Music was blaring, light beams danced around the arena and a large video board showed highlights of recent winners. This had the sound and feel of LIV Golf, except it was a little more dangerous and tougher to keep score. This was the Professional Bull Riders series, which 30 years...

LIV's Joaquin Niemann is one of three players to receive a special invitation to the Masters

Feb. 21, 2024 11:14 AM EST

Joaquin Niemann competed outside LIV Golf in his offseason and got something money can’t buy. He was among three players given a special invitation Wednesday to play in the Masters. Augusta National also invited 21-year-old Ryo Hisatsune, the first Japanese player to be European...