After Bagging $10.11M LIV Golf Money in Less than 6 Months, Talor Gooch to Try His Hands on New ‘Mission’

Talor Gooch was one of the many golf pros to join LIV Golf and turn his back on the PGA Tour legacy in 2022. But that certainly has paid off. The American pro earned $580,000 in 2022 for finishing ninth in the LIV Golf London event at Centurion Club. In 2023, he shone even brighter and broke 2023 became LIV’s first golfer to win two consecutive events in Australia and Singapore.

This year alone, the golf pro has earned nearly $10.11 million in 2023 from LIV Golf, and putting that to good use, the golf pro has now announced a new “mission” that he is on.

Talor Gooch makes a crucial announcement

After embarking as a successful golfer in LIV, the 31-year-old golfer has now announced that his foundation will be sponsoring the upcoming AJGA event. The main motive of the Gooch family behind creating the Talor Gooch Foundation was to provide more opportunities to junior golfers. The aim was to empower the young generation of golfers and equip them with the best tools and opportunities.

The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) made the announcement of its amazing partnership with the golfer’s foundation in March. The prime motive for bringing this partnership to life was to present more opportunities for young golfers in Oklahoma, and by sponsoring the event, Gooch’s TGF will be doing exactly that.

“The Talor Gooch Foundation Junior Championship was created to bring more junior golf opportunities to Oklahoma, and fits perfectly with our mission to give kids the opportunities and experiences to chase their dreams,” he wrote in his recent Instagram post.

Taking to Instagram, LIV star also announced that they will now be inviting sponsors for the event in order to raise additional funds for increased support. There are five types of sponsorship opportunities available for anybody who is interested: silver sponsor, gold sponsor, tournament partner, official partner, and lastly, proud partner, ranging from recognition via hole signs to being shown as a partner at the event!

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The golfer and his foundation seem to be very excited about their first AJGA annual event. He himself is an AJGA alumnus, and the association is more than thrilled to have him actively involved in building their events.

Details of  the upcoming AJGA event

The forthcoming event is expected to present a lot of thrilling opportunities for the junior golfers of Oklahoma and uplift them. The Gaillardia Country Club in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, will be the venue for the Talor Gooch Foundation Junior Championship, organized by the 3Bird Kids Foundation, Inc.

As mentioned on the official website of the AJGA, this exciting event is scheduled to take place from July 24th to July 27th, 2023. Additionally, on the 24th, there will be a junior-am fundraising tournament. The tournament, consisting of 54 holes of stroke play, will bring together the best young golfers aged 12 to 19 from around the globe, and it presents an excellent opportunity for all AJGA members participating to enhance their skills and advance their standing in the field.

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