TALOR GOOCH

Dustin Johnson has finished his LIV Golf season with nearly $36 million in earnings and the team title.

The PGA Tour has filed a counterclaim against Saudi-funded LIV Golf accusing the rival league of inducing top players to breach PGA Tour contracts by claiming the tour could not enforce them. Mickelson said his involvement was no longer necessary with LIV Golf now suing the tour. LIV Golf has claimed in its lawsuit the PGA Tour has used monopoly power to try to squash competition and has unfairly suspended players. The PGA Tour has policies that keep members from playing the same week as a PGA Tour event without a release. In its response, the PGA Tour said LIV Golf's own business plan “demonstrates this is fiction.” The tour pointed to LIV Golf contracts that require them to play in all LIV Golf events and other agreements it claims are more restrictive than the tour's policies.

The PGA Tour is on the attack in its legal battle with Saudi-funded LIV Golf.

Phil Mickelson and three other LIV Golf players have asked a federal judge to remove their names from the antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour.

LIV Golf is turning up the heat on the Official World Golf Ranking.

British Open champion Cameron Smith has his first LIV Golf trophy.

Dustin Johnson is on a roll in the Saudi-backed LIV series.

Rory McIlroy is in there. The European tour's flagship event has been shortened to 54 holes after a day's play was canceled following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Viktor Hovland and Soren Kjeldsen were tied for the lead on 12 under par Saturday at the end of the second round. Then came five players on 10 under — including Adrian Otaegui (65) and Talor Gooch (64), who both now play in the contentious LIV Golf series. “I felt my putting was really good,” McIlroy said after a 5-foot birdie putt at No.

A truncated tournament should ensure a thrilling finish to the BMW PGA Championship with the top 10 players separated by two shots heading into Sunday’s final round.

— (AP) — Talor Gooch had a 5-under 65 on a day of low scoring and most players wearing shorts, building a one-shot lead Saturday over newcomer Joaquin Niemann after two rounds of the LIV Golf Invitational-Boston. Johnson also has finished in the top 10 in all three LIV Golf events. Kim was 24 shots better with a 63 to match the low round of the day. “I’m sure in Bangkok and Jeddah we’ll all be in shorts,” Johnson said, referring to LIV Golf Invitational events in Asia later in the year. Phil Mickelson ended his streak of nine consecutive rounds in LIV Golf — and 13 overall including the U.S. Open and British Open — without breaking 70.

Talor Gooch has a one-shot lead over Joaquin Niemann in the LIV Golf Invitational-Boston event.

Matthew Wolff is now a footnote in LIV Golf history.

It sure doesn't sound like Wentworth will be a place for PGA Tour players and LIV Golf players to visit over tea.

Saudi-backed LIV Golf has joined the antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — (AP) — Players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf who have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour will be waiting nearly 16 months for the case to go to trial. U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman on Thursday set the trial for Jan. 8, 2024. Depending on whether LIV attorneys proceed with a preliminary injunction — the judge said she had room on her schedule in late September or early October — that means PGA Tour players who have been suspended for signing with the rival league could go through another year of not being allowed at PGA Tour events. LIV attorneys had wanted a trial date for Aug. 7, 2023, arguing the case needed to be expedited. PGA Tour attorneys said it was not reasonable to adequately prepare and noted it coincided with the start of the FedEx Cup playoffs and make it difficult for PGA Tour Commissioner and other executives whose testimony likely would be required.

A federal judge in California has ruled three golfers who joined Saudi-backed LIV Golf will not be able to compete in the PGA Tour's postseason.

On The Fringe Saudi League Golf FILE - Signage for LIV Golf is displayed during the pro-am round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, NJ., Thursday, July 28, 2022. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have illustrated with words what PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan got wrong. McIlroy said players leaving for Saudi-funded LIV Golf are taking the easy way out. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) (Seth Wenig)SAN JOSE, Calif. — (AP) — A federal judge in California has ruled three golfers who joined Saudi-backed LIV Golf will not be able to compete in the PGA Tour's postseason. Judge Beth Labson Freeman made her decision Tuesday afternoon in San Jose after attorneys for the sides each spoke for about an hour.

A federal judge in California has ruled three golfers who joined Saudi-backed LIV Golf will not be able to compete in the PGA Tour’s postseason.

APTOPIX LIV Golf The "4 Aces" team celebrates with champagne after winning the team competition during a ceremony after the final round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., Sunday, July 31, 2022. The three players were not among the highest-sought players for Greg Norman's rival league, though they were among the initial group of players who signed with LIV Golf. Gooch was the only one among the top 50 in the world, mainly from his only PGA Tour win last November. Even though LIV Golf players have been suspended, they remain eligible for the FedEx Cup bonus package. Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed and Sergio Garcia are among LIV Golf players who chose to resign their PGA Tour membership.

The PGA Tour is asking a federal judge not to allow three suspended players from LIV Golf to take part in the FedEx Cup playoffs, the tour’s lucrative postseason.

(Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Eleven players on the breakaway LIV Golf tour have filed an antitrust suit against the PGA Tour. On Monday morning, the PGA Tour responded, leaving no doubt about its stance and the likelihood of the players returning for the playoffs. "LIV is not a rational economic actor, competing fairly to start a golf tour," the Tour wrote. A similar complaint filed last month in Great Britain allowed several LIV players to compete in the Scottish Open prior to the Open Championship. The next LIV Golf event is scheduled for early September in Boston.

The dispute between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series is now in the courts.

Henrik Stenson is on the verge of capping off an emotional 10 days.

Geoff Ogilvy is a U.S. Open champion and three-time winner of the World Golf Championships.

British Open Golf Dustin Johnson of the US after playing a birdie on the 16th hole during the second round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Friday July 15, 2022. “Everybody, it feels like, is against us,” said Talor Gooch, one of the 24 LIV golfers playing at St. Andrews. There remains a distinct possibility — much to the chagrin of the R&A, no doubt — that a player from the LIV tour could be lifting the claret jug on Sunday evening. LIV players weren’t put up for official pre-tournament media duties, either. Mickelson was the most high-profile LIV player to miss the cut after shooting 77 to finish at 5 over for the week.

Golf’s breakaway bunch have turned into a band of brothers.

British Open Golf Collin Morikawa of the US after putting on the 16th green during the second round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Friday July 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) (Peter Morrison)ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):8:30 p.m. Defending British Open champion Collin Morikawa is set to miss the cut. ___5:30 p.m.Cameron Smith is producing a putting clinic to pull away from the field at the British Open. ___1:20 p.m.Dustin Johnson has made another great start to a British Open at St. Andrews.

British Open Golf Cameron Smith, of Australia, misses a putt on the 6th green during the second round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Friday July 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Alastair Grant)ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):___4:25 p.m. The two Camerons are jostling for first place at the British Open. The sun is finally out, the scoring is low and some big names have climbed onto the leaderboard at the British Open. The American's exemption as a past champion ran out in 2020, the year the British Open was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

British Open Golf Tiger Woods of the US misses a putt on the 2nd green during the second round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Friday July 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) (Peter Morrison)ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):___3:20 p.m.Tiger Woods has finished what could be his last competitive round at a British Open on the Old Course. The sun is finally out, the scoring is low and some big names have climbed onto the leaderboard at the British Open. ___1:20 p.m.Dustin Johnson has made another great start to a British Open at St. Andrews. ___10:20 a.m.Tiger Woods is out on the course for his second round at the British Open.

British Open Golf Scottie Scheffler of the US plays from the 18th tee during the second round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Friday July 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Alastair Grant)ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):___2:20 p.m. The sun is finally out, the scoring is low and some big names have climbed onto the leaderboard at the British Open. The American's exemption as a past champion ran out in 2020, the year the British Open was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. ___10:20 a.m.Tiger Woods is out on the course for his second round at the British Open.

The 150th Open Championship - Day one ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - JULY 15: Dustin Johnson of the USA throws his ball to the crowd after finishing on the 18th during Day Two of The 150th Open at St Andrews Old Course on July 15, 2022 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Ross Parker/SNS Group via Getty Images)We're headed for a fascinating weekend at the British Open. Johnson and Talor Gooch, also near the top of the leaderboard, are in effect answering those criticisms by playing as well as they are even after several weeks on the LIV tour. "Everybody, it feels like, is against us (on the LIV), and that's okay," said Gooch, who finished the day at -7. Johnson sidestepped the question of whether the criticism of LIV was motivating him in any way.

British Open Golf Talor Gooch of the US plays from the 9th tee during the second round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Friday July 15, 2022. Hopefully not, though,” Gooch said, adding he and former college teammate Wyndham Clark were discussing the situation over the last few days. “Hopefully this won’t be my last one.”On Wednesday, R&A chief Martin Slumbers spoke about the LIV series and threatened to change the British Open criteria, possibly making it more difficult for some players to gain entry to golf’s oldest championship. He made his British Open debut last year at Royal St. George’s, finishing in a tie for 33rd. Gooch isn't the only LIV player who has been doing well at St. Andrews this week.

None of the golfers who have opted to join the Saudi-funded breakaway series know if they will be allowed to keep playing at the sport’s four biggest events.

British Open Golf Dustin Johnson of the US lines up a putt on the 16th green during the second round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Friday July 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert)ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):___1:20 p.m.Dustin Johnson has made another great start to a British Open at St. Andrews. ___11:45 a.m.Mark Calcavecchia followed a time-honored tradition and stood on the Swilcan Bridge on the 18th hole to wave farewell at his last British Open. The American's exemption as a past champion ran out in 2020, the year the British Open was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. ___10:20 a.m.Tiger Woods is out on the course for his second round at the British Open.

British Open Golf Dustin Johnson of the US watches his shot along the 11th fairway during the second round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Friday July 15, 2022. ___11:45 a.m.Mark Calcavecchia followed a time-honored tradition and stood on the Swilcan Bridge on the 18th hole to wave farewell at his last British Open. The American's exemption as a past champion ran out in 2020, the year the British Open was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. ___10:20 a.m.Tiger Woods is out on the course for his second round at the British Open. The second round of the British Open began under a light rain.

British Open Golf Tyrrell Hatton, of England, after putting on the 5th green during the second round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Friday July 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert)ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):___11:20 a.m.Not for the first time, Tyrrell Hatton is on the charge at St. Andrews. Hatton is a two-time winner of the Dunhill Links Championship, a European tour event in Scotland that is partly staged at St. Andrews. ___10:20 a.m.Tiger Woods is out on the course for his second round at the British Open. The second round of the British Open began under a light rain.

Defending British Open champion Collin Morikawa is set to miss the cut.

Tiger Woods considers the British Open at St. Andrews to be a historic occasion.

The theme of the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series is, “Golf, But Louder.” Money talks, loud enough for Dustin Johnson to get an offer he couldn't ignore, for Brooks Koepka to do an about-face within a week, for Pat Perez to be smiling after shooting 80. Talor Gooch got more attention for his words than anything he ever did on the golf course.

Sunday ahead of the U.S. Open is typically quiet, and such was the case at The Country Club.

Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and other players competing in the Saudi-funded rival golf league are free to play the U.S. Open next week.

The first Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational has Dustin Johnson and 12 other PGA Tour members as part of its 48-man field next week outside London.

Dustin Johnson is joining the Saudi-funded golf league.

Will Zalatoris is leading the PGA Championship with great shots and a good draw.

This PGA Championship already feels so different from the previous four. He said he didn't care if it succeeded as long as it gave him leverage to make changes on the PGA Tour, and accused the PGA Tour of “obnoxious greed” while he played the Saudi International. Hovland knows the restored Southern Hills as well as anyone, not so much from his time at Oklahoma State but the fact the Norwegian star chose to make Stillwater home. Talor Gooch, Oklahoma born and bred, figures he has played Southern Hills a dozen times, but only once since the restoration. And there remains the prospect of a looming battle between the new Saudi league and the PGA Tour, which has denied releases for its members to play outside London in three weeks.

Horschel was buried in deep rough behind the 18th green and facing a fast chip down the hill. From the collar, he was able to use putter and his 30-foot putt trickled into the cup. “To make that putt on 18, to shoot 1 under on a really tough day is really satisfying,” he said. Jones, meanwhile, hit a brilliant approach on the 11th hole to 8 feet only to have the putt slide off line. A year ago on Saturday at Bay Hill, Homa was playing with Jazz Janewattananond when the Thai made a hole-in-one on the 14th hole.

Billy Horschel and Talor Gooch lead the group of survivors at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Viktor Hovland took advantage of an early start with a 66 to lead the Arnold Palmer Invitational by two shots at Bay Hill.

Sam Ryder brought down the house with a hole-in-one on the stadium 16th hole Saturday in the WM Phoenix Open, where newcomer Sahith Theegala topped a leaderboard as crowded as the course.

The PGA Tour begins the new year in the idyllic setting of Kapalua that makes it feel like a working vacation.

Talor Gooch has picked up his first PGA Tour title, and he played like he had done this before.

Talor Gooch is one round away from his first PGA Tour victory.

Gooch matched the low score of the round — Taylor Moore had a hole-in-one on the 17th hole at Seaside for a 65 — and was at 13-under 129. Moore and Mackenzie Hughes of Canada (68 at Seaside) were two shots behind. Still seeking his first win, Gooch hasn't missed a cut in six starts this fall and has finished 11th or better four times. “Obviously I’m playing well, but I think my game has made a turn for some good stuff in some ways. Munoz, who matched the tournament record with a 60 in the first round at Seaside, birdied his last hole to share second with Huh.

Talor Gooch of Oklahoma had no problem with 25 mph wind that swept over Sea Island.

HOUSTON — (AP) — Marc Leishman, Russell Henley, Talor Gooch and Luke List shared the lead Thursday in the suspended first round of the Houston Open, with List still on the course when darkness stopped play. Leishman, Henley and Gooch each finished at 5-under 65, while List had three holes left when play was called for the day. “We knew we weren’t going to finish so just trying to get as much as we could in,” List said. He's playing for the fifth time in the last six weeks. He's playing on a sponsor exemption.

Marc Leishman, Russell Henley, Talor Gooch and Luke List shared the lead Thursday in the suspended first round of the Houston Open, with List still on the course when darkness stopped play.

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — (AP) — Viktor Hovland was hitting it so well he had no trouble taking on a big risk, and it paid off Saturday with a big finish for a 9-under 62 and a two-shot lead in the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. That gave him a two-shot lead over fellow Oklahoma State alum Talor Gooch (63), and he was three clear of Justin Thomas (64). Hovland went with driver and it landed about 15 feet beyond the pin and rolled just off the edge. Gooch had a birdie putt that spun out of the cup on the 18th. He did his best work earlier on the back nine, rolling in a 30-foot birdie putt on No.

Rory McIlroy picked up his 20th victory on the PGA Tour when he least expected it.

Max Homa holed out from the rough from 95 yards for eagle on the par-4 12th to start a back-nine comeback and added three birdies for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke victory Sunday in the season-opening Fortinet Championship.

Satoshi Kodaira and Kramer Hickok each shot a PGA Tour career-best 7-under 63 to share the first-round lead Thursday in the Travelers Championship.

Then, Brian Harman shot 69 to tie for third at The Players Championship and went from No. Most curious is the case of Gary Woodland, the former U.S. Open champion and a Match Play finalist in 2015. Under the PGA Tour guidelines, he has to self-isolate for 10 days. THE BOUNCEIt didn’t take Collin Morikawa long to learn how to win on the PGA Tour. A year later, he won a playoff over Justin Thomas at Muirfield Village and a major at the PGA Championship.

Tom Hoge watches his drive on the ninth hole during the second round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament at Sedgefield Country Club on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, in Greensboro, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Hoge, tied for the first-round lead with Harold Varner III and Roger Sloan, kept in front with a steady 2-under 68 to get to 10-under par. Hoge, whose best-ever tour finish was a second at The Greenbrier this season, was asked what it would take for his first PGA Tour win. Like Kim, Gooch shot 65 to get into the foursome on top. He had six birdies, including two of his final three holes, to move up. Kokrak was in a group of seven one shot further back along with past Wyndham champ Webb Simpson, who shot his second straight 66.

Richy Werenski celebrates after a birdie on the 18th hole to give him the lead of the during the first round of the 3M Open golf tournament in Blaine, Minn., Thursday, July 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton- King)

Richy Werenski celebrates after a birdie on the 18th hole to give him the lead of the during the first round of the 3M Open golf tournament in Blaine, Minn., Thursday, July 23, 2020. The 24-year-old, who's winless on the PGA Tour, followed up with a 67. You know youre playing good golf, Finau said. Thompson, who played in the first group of the day with a 6:50 a.m., moved even with Werenski on the 194-yard 17th hole. The big thing is just try not to overpower the golf course, stay within myself, make good, comfortable swings, Thompson said.