LIV Golf Invitational: Phil Mickelson added to Centurion Club field

Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson will play at this week's opening event of the LIV Golf Invitational Series after a four-month break from the game.

The American has now been added to the field at Centurion Club in St Albans.

The 51-year-old had sought a release from the PGA Tour to play in the first event of the Greg Norman-led series.

However the PGA Tour has said players taking part in the event could face sanctions.

In a statement on Twitter, Mickelson said taking time away from the sport has been "humbling".

Mickelson lost multiple sponsors and saw his reputation tarnished after he criticised the Saudi regime, yet sought to use involvement with the Saudi Arabia-backed golf super league to gain leverage over the PGA Tour.

He subsequently missed the Masters for the first time in 28 years as well as last month's US PGA Championship, where he was defending champion.

"First and foremost, I want to again apologise to the many people I offended and hurt with my comments a few months ago," he said.

"I have made mistakes in my career in some of the things I have said and done. Taking time away and self-reflecting has been very humbling."

The LIV Golf International Series is regarded as the first incarnation of the proposed breakaway Super League.

Norman has shelved plans to run the series as a league format, instead each event will run as an invitational tournament until 2024.

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