PGA Championship 2022 - Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and what's next in the fight between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf

Most of golf's young superstars will be heading to Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, next week for the PGA Championship, the second major of the season.

But all eyes will be on two aging former champions — Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods — and also on London.

On Tuesday, the PGA Tour denied releases for players who were seeking to play in the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event, scheduled June 9-11 at the Centurion Club, outside of London. Because the event is the same week as the RBC Canadian Open in Ontario, Tour players needed a conflicting-event release to remain in good standing.

Because of the staggering purses — $25 million for each LIV regular-season event, including $4 million to the winner — some players might choose to simply walk away and play in the new circuit being fronted by LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman. Others might try to play both and challenge the PGA Tour's position in court.

It seems to only be the beginning in the dispute — and who's staying and who's going will be much of the discussion in Tulsa.

Woods is expected to compete in Tulsa after playing in the Masters in April, less than 14 months after he nearly lost his right leg in a car wreck. Mickelson, the defending PGA Championship winner, hasn't played in more than three months while taking time away from golf to focus on himself, following his controversial comments about the PGA Tour. Will he end his hiatus at Southern Hills?

Mickelson, a six-time major champion, was one of the players who sought a release from the PGA Tour. Will we see him again on the tour?

Here are updates on Phil and Tiger and what to watch at the PGA Championship:

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has taken a hard line on tour players who are seeking to play