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Tom McKibbin’s decision to join LIV Golf parks his golfing legacy for now

The Northern Irish golfer looked all set to continue his rise on the PGA Tour until decision to make switch

TomMcKibbincertainlywasn’tthefirst,andwon’tbethelast,tohavehisheadturnedbyLIVGolf’sgreenbacks.Yetagain,therumourmillturnedouttobespielingthetruthwiththe22-year-oldNorthernIrishman’smovetotheSaudiArabiaPIF-fundedmen’sprofessionaltournowconfirmedandascheduleddebutinnextweek’sseason-openingeventinRiyadh. Lookinginfromtheoutside,itwouldappearastrangedecisiongivenhowMcKibbinhadmovedwithsuchseamlesseaseinnegotiatinghisownpathwaythroughtheprofessionalranksfromtheChallengeTourandontotheDPWorldTour(wherehewonthePorscheEuropeanOpeninhisrookieseasonin2023),andonwardstoacardonthePGATourthisseason,acardwhichhenowwon’tuse.Hisprofessionalpathwayalreadycontainedthepromiseofgold. JonRahm’ssocialmediapostwelcomingMcKibbintohisLegionXIIIteamfortheupcomingLIVcampaignwassimpleandtothepoint.“It’sofficial.WelcometoLegionXIII,@tommckibbin!”camethepostfromtheSpaniard,withanaccompanyingvideowhich