PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico—Talor Gooch made a 4-foot birdie putt on his final hole to tie Peter Uihlein for the lead in a LIV Golf season debut at Mayakoba that looks to be an Oklahoma State alumni reunion.
Uihlein was in the lead for most of Saturday at El Camaleon until a bogey-birdie-bogey finish led to a 5–under 66. Gooch played bogey-free, ending his round with an approach to short range on the par-4 first hole.
They were teammates at Oklahoma State—Uihlein was a junior having won the U.S. Amateur at Chambers Bay when Gooch was a freshman.
Peter Uihlein of 4Aces GC waves the fans on the 15th green during day two of the LIV Golf Invitational—Mayakoba at El Camaleon at Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, Mexico on Feb. 25, 2023. (Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO – FEBRUARY 25: Talor Gooch of Rangegoats GC putts on the 12th green during day two of the LIV Golf Invitational – Mayakoba at El Camaleon at Mayakoba on February 25, 2023 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
They were at 9-under 133, one shot ahead of Charles Howell III, who played for the Cowboys more than a decade earlier. Howell opened with three straight birdies and closed with a birdie for a 66….