LIV Golf rebel Talor Gooch suddenly finds himself facing a fight to qualify for the US Open after thinking he'd already booked his spot at the Los Angeles Country Club.
Gooch, 31, was one of the original defectors to the Saudi-backed venture, playing in the inaugural event at The Centurion Club last June. And he's just come off the back of the most lucrative month of his career, winning both the LIV Adelaide and Singapore events while raking in prize money of more than £6.4 million in the process.
This coming Thursday, he'll tee off at the Oak Hill Country Club for the US PGA, with the American still seeking a first major championship win. But he now has additional motivation to produce a strong showing, after the United States Golf Association (USGA) altered its policy towards the 2022 Tour Championship.
