Oklahoma's Talor Gooch has amassed over $56 million in LIV Golf winnings, drawing both praise for his performance and criticism for his move from the PGA Tour. His outspoken comments, particularly regarding Rory McIlroy and the prestige of the PGA Tour, have fueled debate within the golf world. Despite the controversy, Gooch's 2023 season saw him win a staggering $18 million jackpot.
Hailing from Oklahoma, Talor Gooch has surprisingly topped LIV Golf's rich list, amassing over $56million in winnings. While his move from PGA Tour to the controversial LIV Golf circuit has been lucrative, he's also drawn criticism, with Rory McIlroy caught in the crossfire.
Explaining his decision to shift in 2022, Gooch expressed his vision for the sport: "I met with the leadership within LIV and saw the vision they had for the game of golf on a global level, and seeing where golf could go and the growth it could potentially have," he said. In early 2024, two years post his Ryder Cup revelation and a season after pocketing his $18m prize, the prospect of PGA golden boy McIlroy securing the Masters sparked some chatter from US golf star.
"The asterisk, look, The Masters is an invitational, and they'll invite whoever they think warrants an invite," McIlroy fired back. "To be fair to Talor, if you read the entire - the question and then the answer - it's not as if he just came out with that. I feel like whoever did the interview led him down that path to say that, so I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt there a little bit.
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