Talor Gooch, through his social media profiles, confirmed this Monday that next week he will be at the Valhalla Golf Course competing in the PGA Championship, the second major of the season. A most surprising news if we take into account that he is a LIV Golf player who did not have a place in the tournament through the official channels and who currently ranks 644th in the world ranking, but with some logic if we look at his results on the Saudi tour, where last season he was the winner of the Order of Merit.
Without a doubt, this is the most controversial invitation of all those issued by the PGA of America. And not simply because he is a golfer who competes on the Saudi tour, but because of the series of statements that Gooch has been making recently. It should be remembered that, before the Masters, he even said that if Rory McIlroy managed to don the Green Jacket, an asterisk should be put on his victory because he would not be competing against all the best players in the world, as in his opinion several from LIV Golf, like him, were missing.
Looking forward to Valhalla next week!
Thank you for the invitation @PGA 🙏🏼 See y'all there. pic.twitter.com/0Rcm652KMP— Talor Gooch (@TalorGooch) May 6, 2024
He also made it clear in recent weeks that he was not willing to play any kind of preliminary to try to earn a place in this PGA Championship to which he has finally been invited because he understood that he had earned it on the field. Now, his claims have had an effect and he has not been slow to thank the PGA of America for this detail with him. In a few days he will have the opportunity to prove whether, in addition to titles in LIV Golf, where he has three victories, he is capable of fighting to win a Major. This time, without any asterisks, we suppose.
