Phil Mickelson registers for PGA Championship, U.S. Open, requests release for LIV Golf Invitational Series

Phil Mickelson has registered to play in next month's PGA Championship and the U.S. Open in June, and his agents have requested a release from the PGA Tour to allow the six-time major champion to play in the first event of the Saudi Arabian-financed LIV Golf Invitational Series in London in June.

In a statement, Mickelson's longtime agent, Steve Loy of Sportfive, said he still hasn't decided whether he will play in any of the events.

«Phil currently has no concrete plans on when and where he will play,» Loy said. «Any actions taken are in no way a reflection of a final decision made, but rather to keep all options open.»

Monday was the deadline for players to ask for a conflicting event release from the PGA Tour to play in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational on June 9-11.

Mickelson, 51, hasn't played in an official tour event since missing the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in late January. Mickelson has been embroiled in controversy since author Alan Shipnuck released an excerpt from his upcoming unauthorized biography of him, in which Mickelson criticized the PGA Tour and said he was involved with drawing up the working agreement for a breakaway league being financed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.In it, Mickelson described the Saudis as «scary» but said he was looking past their controversial history of human rights violations to gain leverage with the PGA Tour.

Mickelson's comments drew widespread criticism, including from fellow PGA Tour pros, leading him to apologize days later.

Several of his longtime sponsors, including Amstel Light, KPMG and Workday, ended their relationships with him. Callaway also paused its relationship with him. The American Express tournament said he would no