LIV Golf refuses to deny DeChambeau and Reed are set to join series

LIV Golf has refused to deny a report claiming Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed and Rickie Fowler will become the latest names to join the Saudi-backed series.

Both DeChambeau, Reed and Fowler are set to sign up imminently, according to the Telegraph, ahead of the series' second tournament in Portland, USA, which starts later this month.

The LIV Golf Series' inaugural event begins on Thursday at the Centurion Club, with Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Sergio Garcia among the 48-strong field.

Back in February, DeChambeau denied he was offered £100m to join the tour, and wrote on his official Twitter account: "While there has been a lot of speculation surrounding my support for another tour, I want to make it very clear that as long as the best players in the world are playing the PGA Tour, so will I."

DeChambeau, 28, distanced himself from the tour as recently as Thursday, claiming he would not "risk" joining at this stage of his career.

"There's obviously a lot of conversation," the 2020 US Open winner said after his opening round at the Memorial Tournament.

"For me, I personally don't think that at this point in time I'm in a place in my career where I can risk things like that.

"I'm loyal to my family that I've created around me with sponsors and everything. And as of right now, the golf world is probably going to change in some capacity. I don't know what that is. Not my job to do so. I'm just going to keep playing professional golf and enjoy it wherever it takes me, play with the best players in the world. That's really all I've got, that's what I'll do for the rest of my life, because I want to be one of the best players in the world."

In May, five-time PGA Tour winner Fowler said he was approached by the LIV