LIV Golf star Louis Oosthuizen has opted to turn down an invitation to compete at next week's PGA Championship due to 'personal commitments'.
The headline name on the invite list is that of Talor Gooch, who has been handed his first start at a major championship since being crowned LIV's 2023 champion. Gooch found career-best form last season, winning three times on the Saudi-backed circuit, before lifting the year-long crown. After missing the Masters last month, he will make his major return though following his invite to the PGA. He is also joined by Joaquin Niemann, Patrick Reed, Adrian Meronk, David Puig and Lucas Herbert on the special exemption list, after the field for the championship in Kentucky was released on Tuesday.
The LIV star also finished second at the Asian Tour's International Series event in Oman in February, and has finished runner-up on two separate occasions on the breakaway circuit in Jeddah and Adelaide. He currently sits fourth in LIV's season-long rankings, after three top-10 finishes in his last five starts.
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