Rory McIlroy gave Talor Gooch the benefit of the doubt over his highly controversial comments where he suggested the World No.2 completing the career grand slam would have an 'asterisk' due to certain LIV Golfers not being in the field.
McIlroy is at home in Florida this week competing in the Cognizant Classic, where he gave a measured response to Gooch's take, while also commending LIV Golf's Joaquin Niemann for his attempts to play his way into The Masters before getting a special invite from Augusta.
