As the second event of the LIV Golf Series is set to begin Thursday in Oregon, many are speculating about who might be the next PGA Tour player to jump to the Saudi-backed league.
One website, Bookies.com, has already put odds on the next player who will make the leap — and ultimately grab as much cash as possible. According to a release from the site, it “examined public comments from the remaining 21 players in order to look at the odds that any one of them will jump ship and commit to LIV in the near future.”
Is it pure speculation? Most definitely. Rory McIlroy, as you might expect after his comments about those who have left the PGA Tour, is a long shot. However, the site has a number of prominent players listed as favorites to be the next to sell out.
Here are the odds listed by the website:
Patrick Cantlay +350
Patrick Cantlay reacts after making birdie on the 11th green during the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Hideki Matsuyama +350
Hideki Matsuyama of Japan reacts to his birdie putt on the third green during the second round of the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club on May 20, 2022 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Viktor Hovland +450
Viktor Hovland reacts after a putt on the eighth green during the first round of the 2022 U.S. Open in Brookline, Massachusetts. (Photo: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports)
Daniel Berger +450
Daniel Berger plays his shot from the 15th tee during the final round of the 2022 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Tony Finau +450
Tony Finau plays his shot from a bunker on the 17th hole during the second round of the 2022 U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. (Photo: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports)
Will Zalatoris +600
Will Zalatoris lines up a putt on the 18th green during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament on Jun 19, 2022 in Brookline, Massachusetts. (Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports)
Collin Morikawa +600
Collin Morikawa looks on during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament. (Photo:…
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