“Feel like my game is in pretty good shape. You know, it’s nice to stay at home this week and feel a little more I guess relaxed in the surroundings. Looking forward to getting started.”
“If Rory McIlroy goes and completes his (career) grand slam without some of the best players in the world, there’s just going to be an asterisk. It’s just the reality,” Gooch told Australian Golf Digest. “I think everybody wins whenever the majors figure out a way to get the best players in the world there.”
Gooch, who won the season-long competition on LIV last season, is not in the Augusta National field this year after tying for 34th in 2023. In 11 career major starts, Gooch has yet to finish inside the top 10.
Talor Gooch of the United States and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland shake hands on the 18th green after their round during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard at Arnold Palmer Bay Hill Golf Course on March 05, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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