Gooch gets it done in Georgia

Talor Gooch picked up his first career TOUR title with a win at The RSM Classic. Gooch gets it done in Georgia [View Online]( [Wire-to-Wire Logo] Talor Gooch won his first career TOUR title at The RSM Classic. (Getty Images) Teeing Off [GOOCH GRABS THE GLORY AT THE RSM CLASSIC]( It was a roller coaster of a week in Sea Island, Georgia. Perfect scoring conditions switched to wind-fueled challenges during the first three rounds. But when the ride ended on Sunday in a shootout, it was Talor Gooch who was the last man standing as he hoisted the trophy at The RSM Classic. “I played really well all week and really well today,” said Gooch, 30, whose father Ron spent five seasons in the minor league system of the Texas Rangers. “When you do that, the stress levels go down. It was a good day.” Gooch shot a final-round 6-under 64 to beat Mackenzie Hughes by three shots. It was the first PGA TOUR win for Gooch as the players head into an off week for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Oklahoma native also jumped 13 spots to No. 1 in the [FedExCup standings](. Gooch is now fully exempt through the 2023-2024 season. Among the events he earned entry into include THE PLAYERS Championship, the Sentry Tournament of Champions, the Masters and the PGA Championship. [divider] [A MATCH MADE IN LAS VEGAS]( The matchup the golf world has been waiting for is finally on deck. [Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau will go head-to-head in a 12-hole showdown]( on [Friday, Nov. 26]( at the Wynn Golf Club. Considered one of the best courses in Las Vegas, and the only course located on the city’s famous strip, [the Wynn was designed by Tom Fazio]( and his son Logan and offers a picturesque backdrop for this bruising battle. DeChambeau paired up with Aaron Rodgers to win in his first appearance in Capital One’s: The Match while Koepka tees it up for the first time as a competitor. Both players have kept busy since prevailing as part of the U.S. Ryder Cup team at Whistling Straits. [DeChambeau notably made it to the quarterfinals]( of the Professional Long Drivers of America World Championships, a run that included multiple mind-boggling drives and even impressed his Match rival. “His performance in the Long Drive was pretty cool,” Koepka said. “I’m sure he’s feeling really good about his performance. It was pretty fun to watch.” [Koepka meanwhile has made a handful of TOUR starts]( during the fall swing as he works his way back from a season slowed by knee and wrist injuries. [The Match series has always produced some memorable moments]( including an incredible (and unlikely) hole-out from NFL quarterback Tom Brady, fun with Charles Barkley and some classic needling between Tiger and Phil. So there’s just one question left: Who ya got? [divider] [MORIKAWA MAKES MORE HISTORY]( Collin Morikawa closed out a year to remember with a surging victory at the [DP World Tour Championship to clinch the Race to Dubai title as the European Tour’s top player](. He became the first American in the Tour’s history to win the Race to Dubai, just a few months after he joined Tiger Woods as the only players to win The Open Championship and PGA Championship before age 25. "It's an honor to be the first American to do that, to put my name against many, many greats and Hall of Famers," Morikawa said. "It's special.” The young California kid had to chase down one of those many greats in Rory McIlroy, who held the 54-hole lead after contending all week, and hold off a young champ like himself in Matt Fitzpatrick. "To close it out not just with a top 10 but to actually win ... what a great way to finish,” Morikawa said. Video Of The Week Taylor Moore holes his tee shot at The RSM Classic to card his first career ace. The Turn MIC CHECK “Sammy Spieth born 11/14. Mamma and baby doing great! Feeling blessed!” - ” Jordan Spieth wrote on Twitter in [celebration of the birth of he and his wife Annie’s first child](, a boy, Sammy. [divider] BY THE NUMBERS 3 - [Seconds of video Tiger Woods posted]( of him on social media hitting balls on the range, sending the golf world into a frenzy. 1st - Time that the Korn Ferry Tour’s season-ending awards went to two different players. [Stephen Jaeger was voted the Tour’s Player of the Year]( while [former Georgia Bulldog Greyson Sigg]( took home Rookie of the Year. 70.82 - Scoring average for Round 3 at The RSM Classic under gusty conditions. It was the third-toughest round in the event’s history on the Seaside course. 141 - Birdies or better needed during a nine-event stretch to win the[Birdies Fore Love competition]( which wrapped up at The RSM Classic. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [TERMS & PRIVACY]( To remove yourself from all future PGA TOUR WIRE2WIRE communications please click here: [Unsubscribe]( PGA TOUR 1 PGA TOUR Boulevard Ponte Vedra, FL 32082 Attn: Marketing, Fan Engagement ©2021 PGA TOUR WIRE2WIRE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED