Rory McIlroy's mentee Tom McKibbin ignores advice

Rory McIlroy’s mentee Tom McKibbin ignores advice, signs with Jon Rahm’s LIV Golf team
Twenty-two-year-old Tom McKibbin, who is currently 21st in the European Ryder Cup rankings, will join Rahm’s Legion XIII and play alongside him, Tyrrell Hatton, and Caleb Surratt. McKibbin hails from Northern Ireland and grew up playing at Holywood Golf Club, the same course Rory McIlroy played as a youth.
LIV Golf signs Rory McIlroy's mentee
LIV Golf announced it has signed Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin. McKibbin, 22, has been linked to the Saudi-backed league for months, and did not comment on the speculation when pressed earlier this month at the DP World Tour’s Team Cup.
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Tom McKibbin of Northern Ireland has spurned the advice from mentor Rory McIlroy by giving up a PGA Tour card to join Saudi-backed LIV Golf. McKibbin, a 22-year-old who won his only European tour event in 2023,
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Tom McKibbin officially teams with Jon Rahm as LIV Golf's 2025 rosters are set
McKibbin, 22, had earned his PGA Tour card for this year, but now he heads to LIV Golf, where he joins Jon Rahm's Legion XIII.
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Rory McIlroy hit with fresh blow as Jon Rahm's team strikes LIV Golf deal
Tom McKibbin has confirmed he will join Jon Rahm's Legion XIII team after turning down the chance to play on the PGA Tour in 2025.
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