Moments After Winning $4,000,000, Talor Gooch Asserts Why He Left the PGA Tour for LIV Golf

This weekend was the fourth event of the LIV Golf season and it was in Adelaide, Australia. Fans showered immense love and support on their favorite golfers, who had come out and played. The event had a huge turnout of over 60,000 fans. After winning the LIV Golf Adelaide, Talor Gooch revealed the aspect that had him inclined more toward LIV Golf.

Talor Gooch shares a reason that attracted him to join the LIV Golf

You must be wondering if the reason why Gooch joined LIV Golf is hefty paychecks or a lighter schedule. But it is not for any of these reasons. After winning his first team event in LIV Golf at Adelaide, Gooch revealed the primary reason that made him join the Saudi-funded league. 

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Gooch was asked if he enjoys golf more now since he gets to play in the team, to which he replied, “I love team sports. I love having a locker room feel.” He also said he grew up watching team sports such as basketball, football, and baseball. “I love having guys you can kind of talk a little c**p to and that give each other a hard time but also push each other and just help grow as individuals and as a team,” said Gooch about having teammates. 

Continuing rooting for the team aspect, Gooch commented, “The selling point for me with LIV was the team aspect.” He also spoke like playing in the team is exactly like he had anticipated and hoped. 

Talor Gooch’s performance in Adelaide

Talor Gooch managed to secure his first LIV Golf tournament victory by a margin of three strokes despite almost losing his double-digit lead overnight. He had shot two impressive 10-under 62 rounds without any bogeys. However, he struggled in the final round with a 1-over-73 score. 

As the tournament leader, he started his final round on Sunday at the first hole using the shotgun-start format. Although he scored a birdie on the fifth hole, his bogey-free run ended at the seventh hole, and he dropped a shot at the eighth. His situation worsened when he scored a double-bogey on the 10th hole.

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However, Gooch managed to recover and secured the victory by scoring birdies on the 11th and 13th holes. He then made a par at the par-4 18th hole. His winnings amounted to $4 million from the $30 million purse.