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Players had until Monday to submit a request to
the PGA Tour to compete at a conflicting tour event. The first
LIV Golf Invitational will be held from June 9-11 at the
Centurion Golf Club outside of London.
The six-time major champion also submitted his application for
next month's PGA Championship, where he is the defending
champion, and June's U.S. Open.
"Phil currently has no concrete plans on when and where he will
play," Steve Loy, co-president of Sportfive, said in a
statement.
"Any actions taken are in no way a reflection of a final
decision made, but rather to keep all options open."
Mickelson announced in February that he was taking a break from
the sport after critical comments he made in an interview about
the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league surfaced.
The 51-year-old did not compete at this month's Masters.
Fifteen-time major champion Tiger Woods also appeared on the
preliminary field lists for the PGA Championship, which will be
held at Southern Hills.
Woods was in a car crash in February 2021 that nearly resulted
in doctors amputating his right leg but he managed to compete at
the Masters, where he made the cut but finished in 47th.
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Stephen
Coates)
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