His father, Ron Gooch, played minor league professional baseball in the Texas Rangers organization.

[2] On the 2017–18 PGA Tour, Gooch made 12 cuts in 27 events with a best finish of T13 at the Wells Fargo Championship.

[2] In November 2021, Gooch won his first PGA Tour event at the RSM Classic in Sea Island, Georgia.

[14] McIlroy responded to this by suggesting that Gooch be more like Joaquín Niemann, another LIV player who had also competed in non-LIV events and received a special invitation to play in the 2024 Masters.

[15] Source:[16] 1Co-sanctioned by the MENA Tour LIV Golf League playoff record (1–1) Results not in chronological order in 2020.