Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson head to LIV golf at 3M Open

[{"selector":"#anim-4dc1b27f-e6ab-4108-afcc-7e774c1d4201","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Hollis Cavner said LIV Golf defections figure to impact the entry list in Blaine, but the tournament continues to push to attract top talent.

[{"selector":"#anim-3bdee16f-3c5b-4167-a6b7-128365e1fc9d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Already aggressively recruiting players for his July tournament, 3M Open executive director Hollis Cavner acknowledged

[{"selector":"#anim-9617814d-12c7-465e-be68-e417a7ea1573","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Monday the new Saudi-backed LIV Golf that debuts Thursday will impact his 156-man field that comes to TPC Twin Cities.

[{"selector":"#anim-87eb9afb-2d89-479d-a207-49ec6c348920","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "Anytime there's competition, let's face it, it affects everybody," he said. "Will we lose some players to it? We probably will."

[{"selector":"#anim-a4322fb4-3ff0-49f5-833e-4f821ac3b957","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] ix-time major winner Phil Mickelson and world No. 15-ranked Dustin Johnson reportedly will receive $100 million-plus deals to join the new tour,

[{"selector":"#anim-1f4e7a35-4285-45b9-9694-e7426f485adb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] which begins Friday near London. Its commissioner is Greg Norman.

[{"selector":"#anim-6f267b79-41dd-43a4-a4ef-0f01eaa5d2bb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Both Johnson and Mickelson have played the 3M Open — as have new LIV Golf players

[{"selector":"#anim-3f5e1921-0897-4e46-876b-fbf018dc99ba","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] and major champs Louis Oosthuizen, Sergio Garcia and Charl Schwartzel, among others. This summer's event in Blaine is July 18-24.

[{"selector":"#anim-8b61e01c-8a37-452b-b19b-05ee92c5cd8c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "They all played here, we lost those guys for sure," Cavner said. "DJ always comes here. We expected him this year, too.

[{"selector":"#anim-ff62c210-54b3-45c2-8c0e-529bf9d4d699","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] We're recruiting like crazy. Hopefully, it doesn't hurt us.

[{"selector":"#anim-ffd01e87-3d94-45f8-a487-8ba2f62c10f7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Cavner said he and his Pro Links company employees "reached out" to Mickelson, but didn't get a reply.

[{"selector":"#anim-fc11f647-dfd6-476f-a4be-2335aa5d52b7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] He said Mickelson "is more than welcome here" if he didn't join the new league.

[{"selector":"#anim-a856a4f0-17b2-4fa5-b8bc-3b442b71ba49","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Mickelson didn't play in the Masters in April or defend his PGA Championship title in May.

[{"selector":"#anim-5cdd428d-264a-42ba-b54b-866dd7d861b8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] He posted on social media Monday he's ready to play again, with LIV Golf.

[{"selector":"#anim-4b75bcd8-8baf-4fd0-b74e-e75e912fe26d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] He said, "I also intend to play the majors."