By Tom Blow LIV Golf’s Talor Gooch wants the Saudi-backed league to stick by its 54-hole format – despite the likes of Phil Mickelson and Jon Rahm suggesting otherwise. LIV has split the world of golf since its launch in 2022 by attracting some of the biggest names in the sport – such as Mickelson, Rahm, Dustin Johnson, Cam Smith, Sergio Garcia, Tyrrell Hatton and Bryson DeChambeau – to leave the PGA Tour. Those golfers have been paid handsomely for joining the breakaway league, which is funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). The PGA Tour and the PIF are locked in talks over a …