- Gooch says criticism has ‘banded together’ breakaway golfers
- Dustin Johnson among LIV players climbing Open leaderboard
There may have been plenty of chatter on the eve of the Open from the R&A and Tiger Woods about LIV golfers being driven by money and turning their back on the sport, but it does not seem to have distracted any converts to the Saudi-run tour at St Andrews.
One LIV defector, Abraham Ancer, insisted there was “a really cool camaraderie between us” after finishing day two on five under, while Talor Gooch, tucked neatly behind the leaders on seven under par, went even further: “Everybody, it feels like, is against us, and that’s OK. It’s kind of banded us together, I think.”
