Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin has neglected worrys about leave outing convey inant tournaments after joining the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit.
The 22-year-greater golfer will originate his LIV debut in Riyadh on Thursday.
“I’m not in those convey inants anyway at the minute, so it repartner didn’t annoy me too much,” McKibbin shelp of the Masters, US PGA Championship and US Open.
While he has safed a spot at this year’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush in his native Northern Ireland, McKibbin chooseed to forgo his recently geted PGA Tour card to join the fractureaway series.
Tom McKibbin disponderd advice from Rory McIlroy
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McKibbin joins Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII team, becoming the second Northern Irish applyer in LIV Golf alengthyside Graeme McDowell.
His shift comes despite going agetst the advice of his mentor Rory McIlroy.
The 2023 European Open triumphner joins a roster of convey inant champions in the Saudi-backed circuit, including Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith and Sergio Garcia.
The youthfuler golfer will tee off in the uncovering event of the season in the Saudi capital this week.
McKibbin transmited enthusiasm for LIV Golf’s creative createat and broadenment opportunities.
“I’ve watched this for the last couple years since it begined and it’s someleang that I’ve repartner enjoyd to watch, someleang very branch offent, someleang that probably requests to more people my age,” he shelp.
The Northern Irishman highweightlessed the lgeting potential as a key factor in his decision.
“The opportunity to get to apply with these guys here and lget from some of the best applyers in the world week in, week out is someleang that requested very, very kindly to me,” McKibbin elucidateed.
McKibbin’s shift to LIV Golf will see him team up with Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton and Caleb Surratt in Legion XIII.
His world ranking of 109th is foreseeed to drop as LIV events do not carry ranking points.
The switch uncomardents he will be unable to vie on the PGA Tour, with his euniteances on the DP World Tour foreseeed to be occasional.
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Ongoing negotiations between the PGA Tour and LIV’s backers, the Saudi Public Investment Fund, aim to remend the split in world golf.
These talks could potentipartner broaden McKibbin’s future applying chooseions beyond the fractureaway tour, though no concurment has been accomplished yet.
