TaylorMade's Sergio Garcia says that he can see players from the US PGA Tour being tempted by the new cash incentives which will be on offer during next season's European Tour.
Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh are among those who are thought to have expressed their interest in playing across the Atlantic more often after the new £11.
Golfing legend Jack Nicklaus has identified the weakness that major-less Spaniard Sergio Garcia needs to address - his putting.
Garica's wayward form on the greens contributed to his downfall in the closing stages of the US PGA Championship at Oakland Hills recently, while Padraig Harrington held his nerve to win a third major by two strokes.
Golf stars Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia will go head to head at next month's European Open at The London Club in a repeat of last year's playoff at the Open Championship in Carnoustie.
The pair will be facing each other on a British course for the first time since their dramatic battle, which Harrington won to secure his first major.
Spain's Sergio Garcia took the 2008 Player's Championship at Sawgrass yesterday (Sunday, May 11th) after coming through a play-off against American Paul Goydos.
The victory, which came after just one hole of the sudden-death contest which ensued after both players were tied on five-under after 72 holes, marked the 28-year-old's first win in 54 tournaments.