The spelling of the word "Gourley" uses the English language's spelling conventions. The first syllable sounds like "gau," while the second syllable sounds like "lee." In IPA phonetic transcription, "gau" is represented as /ɡaʊ/, and "lee" is represented as /li/. The letter "o" in "Gourley" is pronounced like /aʊ/, which is a diphthong made up of the sounds /a/ and /ʊ/. Therefore, the correct pronunciation of the word "Gourley" is /ˈɡaʊli/.