Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
Tom McKibbin will neither confirm nor deny his plans to join LIV Golf.
Speaking to Golf Digest Middle East on Wednesday at the DP World Tour Team Cup in Abu Dhabi, the 22-year-old McKibbin declined to talk more recent reports to be nearing a deal to join Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII team.
“I’m not going to make any comments this week out of respect for Justin (Rose) and Luke (Donald) and this tournament,” McKibbin said. “It’s a team event, so I’m just trying to do my best for the team and see how many points I can get.”
If he were to join the Saudi-backed league, which begins its fourth season next month in Saudi Arabia, McKibbin would lose the PGA Tour card he earned in the run to Dubai last year. McKibbin, who is from the same Northern Ireland club as Rory McIlroy (Holywood Golf Club), counts McIlroy as a mentor.
McKibbin’s path has mirrored McIlroy’s in other ways, as McKibbin has decided not to play golf in college, dropping his verbal commitment to Florida in 2020. He turned professional at it the following year after missing out on a place in the Great Britain and Ireland 2021 Walker Cup team, and he won his first DP World Tour title at the Porsche European 2023 Open.
Currently, McKibbin is ranked 110th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
The Team Cup, formerly known as the Hero Cup, debuted two years ago, borrowing components from the old Seve Trophy, which was last contested in 2013. McKibbin is in the Great Britain and Ireland squad alongside Rose (captain), Tommy Fleetwood and Tyrrell Hatton, who joined Rahm’s LIV franchise before last season.
While Legion’s opening with Rahm, Hatton, and Caleb Surratt remains unfilled, several LIV teams have recently announced additions to the roster, including Cleeks (Frederik Kjettrup), RangeGoats (Ben Campbell and Bubba Watson), and Stinger (Branden Grace).
