Reed latest to confirm LIV Golf switch | Perez move leaked by his wife

Former Masters champion Patrick Reed and PGA Tour veteran Pat Perez are the latest golfers to join the Saudi-back LIV Golf Invitational Series.

Reed and Perez raise the number of PGA Tour players to sign with the breakaway circuit to 20, with the 17 competing in the first event this week suspended by the Tour as soon as play started at Centurion Club on Thursday.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said the "same fate holds true" for any players who compete in future LIV events despite being denied permission, with Reed and Bryson DeChambeau set to contest the second event in Oregon at the end of the month.

"I'm super excited," Reed said during the final-round broadcast of the opening event. "Just the thought of being able to be a part of an evolution and a change in golf for the better, for me, is unbelievable. I've been watching all weekend and with the format, the way everything is, I'm super excited and I can't wait to be a part of it.

"It's refreshing to see team golf again. It brings you back to the good old days in college and back to the Ryder Cups and Presidents Cup, where you're out there not just for yourself but also playing for your team.

"I've been talking to some of the guys after the first and second rounds and they told me how well the tournament is run and the turnout with the fans, the energy and excitement that they have. Every player seems so pumped and ready to go and Portland can't get here fast enough."

LIV Golf announced their latest signing during the final round of their series opener at Centurion Club, releasing a post on social media saying: "Welcome @PReedGolf".

Reed's arrival means he is the fifth former Masters champion to agree to join LIV Golf, following Phil Mickelson, Charl Schwartzel,