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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LIVGolfhasmadeitsfinaltransactionfortheupcomingseason.
Afterweeksofrumorsandreports,TomMcKibbinofficiallybecamethenewestmemberofJonRahm’sLegionXIIIonWednesday.Rahmannouncedtheadditionofthe22-year-oldMcKibbin,whohailsfromthesameNorthernIrelandclubasRoryMcIlroy,viasocial-mediavideo,welcominghimtothefour-personsquadthatalsoincludesTyrrellHattonandCalebSurratt.
LIV’sseasonbeginsnextweekunderthelightsinSaudiArabia.
McKibbinmakeshismovedespiteearninghisPGATourcardviatheDPWorldTour’sRacetoDubailastfall.McKibbinhadyettomakehisrookiedebutonthePGATour,though,insteadmakingapairofDPWTstartsintheMiddleEast.HeiscurrentlyrankedNo.106intheOfficialWorldGolfRanking.
McKibbin’sdecisionsurprisedMcIlroy,whospokewithhismenteelastyearshortlyafterMcKibbinreceivedhisfirstLIVoffer.
“Isaidtohim,‘IfIwereinyourshoes,Iwouldmakeadifferentchoicethantheoneyou’rethinkingofmaking,’”McIlroy