Talor Gooch was joined by fellow LIV Golf member Brooks Koepka on Barstool Sports’ ‘Pardon My Take’ podcast as the pair were asked to comment on their Presidents Cup ban
The LIV Golf star refused to ’cause chaos’ when asked about his Presidents Cup ban (
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Talor Gooch showed he wasn’t fussed about LIV Golf players being barred from the Presidents Cup after refusing to kick up a fuss.
The 32-year-old, who switched to the Saudi-funded circuit last year, appeared with fellow PGA Tour exile Brooks Koepka on the ‘Pardon My Take’ show hosted by Barstool’s Big Cat and PFT Commentator.
It didn’t take long for the hosts to seek controversy, with Big Cat challenging Gooch, LIV’s top points scorer last season with a whopping $18million (£13.4million) prize, to create a “big stink” over the exclusion from the event.
Big Cat said to the golfer from Oklahoma: “You need to make a big stink about it, like ‘this is bt because I would have been in it, they’re holding me back'”. However, the composed Gooch replied: “I don’t like causing any chaos.”
He then added: “So I’ll just let them do their thing.” With the Presidents Cup being a PGA Tour event, LIV golfers are not allowed to play for either Team USA or the International Team at Royal Montreal Golf Club this weekend.
When quizzed if the rule might change, Koepka shared an upbeat perspective on the future of golf, reports the Express. The five-time major champion said: “I think in two years from now, we’ll be laughing about this and I’ll be playing somewhere, it might be a LIV v PGA Tour thing so we’ll see.”
His name was brought up by Scottie Scheffler, the two-time Masters champion, who confessed to missing the competition with him and Bryson DeChambeau, both currently on the LIV circuit.
“I’ve partnered with Brooks and Bryson at Ryder Cups before,” he said last Tuesday. “I’ve never obviously had a chance to play with Rory at the Ryder Cup, but those are two guys I really miss competing against.
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“Brooks has five major championships — five, six? Five. That’s a pretty cool record for him. He’s had a great career. He’s a guy I love competing against. You’ve got Bryson, with all his stuff, I think he’s a fun guy to be around. It definitely interested me, and the way things fell together, it seemed to work out nice.It seems like a fun deal.”
Meanwhile, the PGA Tour is still in talks with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) regarding a potential unification of the sport. Despite an initial agreement to merge last year, progress has been slow, leaving the men’s professional game divided.
