Golf-Gooch holds off Garcia in Singapore playoff for back-to-back LIV tour wins

American Talor Gooch Wins Back-to-Back LIV Golf Titles

In a thrilling playoff against Sergio Garcia, Talor Gooch emerged victorious in the LIV Golf Invitational in Singapore. This marks his second $4 million winner’s pay cheque in as many LIV tour appearances, having also won the LIV Golf event in Adelaide last week. Gooch and Garcia remained neck-and-neck until the end, both birdying on the final hole to send it into the tiebreak. After a day of pulsating drama at the Sentosa Golf Club, Gooch calmly rolled in a short birdie putt to become the first golfer to win back-to-back LIV titles. Gooch was also part of a team victory for RangeGoats, captained by Bubba Watson and also featuring Harold Varner III and Thomas Pieters, who finished three shots ahead of the Garcia-led Fireballs to take home the $3 million first prize.

“This is as good as it gets, plain and simple,” Gooch said. “We played so well this week, I can’t wait to spray my teammates with champagne. We helped push each other, we all bring something different to the table. Hopefully this kicks off our season.”

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