The 150th Open is in the bag and already the LIV Golf rumour mill has gone back into overdrive.
Ryder Cup captain Henrik Stenson is nearing a switch to the Saudi-backed series, while newly-crowned Open champion Cam Smith is also on the verge of a move.
Now bookmaker Paddy Power is offering outrageous odds on the next big-name players to be confirmed by the breakaway circuit.
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Smith, who refused to deny reports he has signed a contract with LIV following his Open victory, is 1/100 to make the switch by the start of next year.
His countryman Adam Scott, who is being targeted as part of a bid to create an all-Australian team, is 1/33.
Of the other current major winners, US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick is 7/1, US PGA winner Justin Thomas is 100/1 and Scottie Scheffler, who won the Masters, is 25/1.
Meanwhile, Stenson is set to be stripped of his Ryder Cup captaincy once his signing is confirmed, and Luke Donald is priced at 1 /4 to replace him.
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In true Paddy Power fashion, a spokesman said: “LIV Golf is driving a wedge through the heart of golfing world with the lure of money, money, and more money…
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