The 2026 LIV Golf season starts next February under the lights in Riyadh, and in the next few months, we’ll take a detailed look at each player competing next season. Next up is a player who’s won on LIV Golf four times, Smash GC‘s Talor Gooch.
LOOKING AHEAD
Gooch will look to build on his strong play in the second half of the 2025 season as he seeks to regain the dominant form of 2023 when he won the Individual Championship.
He is an accurate driver of the golf ball and one of the best iron players in the league, making him a threat to contend in the weeks where those skills align with the course setup. The 33-year-old worked extremely hard to regain the form that made him one of the best players on LIV Golf and should be more consistent in 2026.
LOOKING BACK
Gooch has landed inside the top 11 in the LIV Golf standings in all four of his seasons, which stands as one of the most reliable records in the league’s brief history. In 2025, the 33-year-old claimed his first individual title since 2023 with his second win at Valderrama in three seasons and his fourth career LIV victory. After a quiet opening stretch with no top 10s in his first six starts through Mexico City, Gooch caught fire down the stretch, posting top 10 finishes in five of his final seven events.