Talor Gooch says he sees his invitation to the PGA Championship as proof that sanity may prevail amid the split between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. Gooch is the first LIV player to receive an exemption into the PGA based solely on his results in LIV, where he was the 2023 individual champion.
Taylor Gooch hits his tee shot on the third hole during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. Taylor Gooch walks on the green on the fourth hole during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Louisville, Ky.
“This is the first time that LIV play has been recognized, which I hope is a step in the right direction,” Gooch said after wrapping up a practice round on Wednesday. A total of 16 LIV players will tee it up on Thursday. The other 15 have exemptions or fit PGA’s criteria in some other way, be it through a top 100 world ranking or recent performances at majors. Gooch — currently ranked 668th in the world because LIV events don’t qualify for ranking points — is the only one who received an invitation strictly for what he’s done at LIV, where he won three times in 2023.“We are not bound to world rankings,” PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh said.
Gooch enjoys that there’s an actual offseason in LIV, in part because it allows him to spend time with Ally and their two children back home in Midwest City, Oklahoma., who begin their inaugural season in the PBR this summer. Gooch, who admits he’s never been on a bull, was turned on to the reality TV series “The Ride” that profiles some of the top bull riders in the world.
Gooch sees some similarities between LIV and PBR, particularly when it comes to creating a team atmosphere in an individual sport.
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