# Talor Gooch

Talor Keith Gooch (born November 14, 1991) is an American professional golfer.

## Early life and amateur career

Gooch was born in Midwest City, Oklahoma. He played college golf at Oklahoma State University. He was already drawing notice for his talent as a six-year-old. His father, Ron Gooch, played minor league professional baseball in the Texas Rangers organization.

## Professional career

Gooch played on the PGA Tour Canada in 2015 and 2016. His best finish was second at the 2015 Syncrude Boreal Open. In December 2016, he tied for 23rd place in the Web.com Tour qualifying tournament to earn a place on the Web.com Tour in 2017. In August 2017, he won the News Sentinel Open. He finished sixth on the regular season money list to earn his PGA Tour card.
On the 2017–18 PGA Tour, Gooch made 12 cuts in 27 events with a best finish of T13 at the Wells Fargo Championship. He finished 139th on the FedEx Cup points list to retain conditional status for the following season. He had two top-5 finishes early in the 2018–19 season and finished 101st on the FedEx Cup points list.
In November 2021, Gooch won his first PGA Tour event at the RSM Classic in Sea Island, Georgia. Gooch shot a final round 6-under-par 64 to win by three strokes.

### 2022–2023: LIV Golf

Gooch joined the LIV Golf Invitational Series in May 2022. Gooch placed 9th in the LIV Golf London at Centurion Club, earning $580,000. Gooch was also a member of the 4Aces GC team at Portland. In an interview after the event, Gooch compared the event to Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup events.
In April 2023, Gooch won his first LIV event by winning the LIV Golf Adelaide event in Australia, following it one week later with a victory at the LIV event in Singapore. In July 2023, Gooch won his third LIV event, LIV Golf Andalucía which was played at Valderrama in Spain. Following the end of the 2023 LIV Golf League's individual season, Gooch won an $18 million bonus for winning the season long points race.

## Controversies

Since joining LIV Golf in 2022, Gooch became involved in several off-course controversies in the media regarding comments about LIV's stature in the professional game. In July 2022, speaking after the LIV Golf Invitational Portland event; Gooch compared the atmosphere and crowds at the event as similar to that of playing in a Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup, despite having not played in one himself. In February 2024, Gooch commented on the prospect of Rory McIlroy winning the 2024 Masters Tournament; suggesting that if he were to go and win, it would come with an "asterisk" since some of the LIV Golf roster would not be playing in the tournament. McIlroy responded to this by suggesting that Gooch be more like Joaquín Niemann, another LIV player who had also competed in non-LIV events and received a special invitation to play in the 2024 Masters.

## Amateur wins

* 2012 Oklahoma Stroke Play
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## Professional wins (5)
### PGA Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | Nov 21, 2021 | RSM Classic | 64-65-67-64=260 | −22 | 3 strokes | Mackenzie Hughes |

### Web.com Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | Aug 20, 2017 | News Sentinel Open | 66-67-68-65=266 | −18 | 1 stroke | Jonathan Hodge |

### LIV Golf League wins (3)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | Apr 23, 2023 | LIV Golf Adelaide$^1$ | 62-62-73=197 | −19 | 3 strokes | Anirban Lahiri |
| 2 | Apr 30, 2023 | LIV Golf Singapore$^1$ | 64-65-67=196 | −17 | Playoff | Sergio García |
| 3 | Jul 2, 2023 | LIV Golf Andalucía$^1$ | 69-65-67=201 | −12 | 1 stroke | Bryson DeChambeau |
$^1$Co-sanctioned by the MENA Tour
LIV Golf League playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 2023 | LIV Golf Singapore | Sergio García | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2023 | LIV Golf Jeddah | Brooks Koepka | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |

## Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2017 |
| Masters Tournament | |
| U.S. Open | 66 |
| The Open Championship | |
| PGA Championship | |
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Masters Tournament | | | T14 | T34 | |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T44 | T20 | CUT | T60 |
| U.S. Open | | | CUT | | |
| The Open Championship | NT | T33 | T34 | CUT | |
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

## Results in The Players Championship

| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| The Players Championship | CUT | C | T5 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

## Results in World Golf Championships

| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 |
| Championship | | |
| Match Play | T56 | T18 |
| Invitational | | |
| Champions | NT$^1$ | NT$^1$ |
$^1$Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
"T" = Tied NT = No tournament Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.