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.

Jon Rahm's season started off with a missed cut in Dubai, but we're tracking two major gear changes he made in the offseason.

DOWN ace TOM McKibbin has signed for the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league. The 22-year-old has penned a multi-million dollar deal with the tour to join Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII team. It is

Tom McKibbin learned to play golf at Holywood GC in Northern Ireland, the same golf club as Rory McIlroy; the 22-year-old gives up the PGA Tour card he won for 2025 season to join LIV Golf where he teams up with Jon Rahms Legion XIII;

Jon Rahm was in the Persian Gulf this week, playing in the DP World Tour's Hero Desert Dubai Classic. It is one of the more iconic tournaments on the European Tour each year. Rahm posted a respectable opening round, but fell flat Friday, carding a 5-over 77. That was enough to send him home packing for the weekend.

Jon Rahm’s season debut was cut short Friday after a few errant drives led to a second-round 77 and a missed cut at the Dubai Desert Classic.

Hitting a fairway metal out of the sand is essentially hara-kiri for 90% of golfers. You may as well take your 5-wood and hit yourself over the head with it. The result would be approximately the same. But the 2021 U.S. Open and 2023 Masters champion is decidedly NOT one of us and this ridiculous sand save proves that and then some.

The rosters for the 2025 LIV Golf League season are officially set after the final spot was announced Wednesday.

Rahm, who remains arguably LIV Golf's best player, spoke highly of the league's new CEO and its new network TV deal.

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.

Tom McKibbin seals his switch to LIV Golf in what will be a lucrative move for the 22-year-old from Northern Ireland.