Tom McKibbin in Northern Ireland gave up the PGA Tour card to join the Saudi Liv Golf League, which rejected the suggestion of mentor Rory Mcilroy.
McKibbin, 22, won his only European Tour in 2023. He signed a contract with Jon Rahm and his Legion 13 team. Liv Golf started the season in Saudi Arabia next week.
Ram confirmed the signature in Instagram’s post.
McKibbin, who grew up in the same course as Mcilroy, is the 10th and last player in the DP World Tour Charm list. This year, he won PGA Tour Card.
Mcilroy delivered a speech in the Dubai Desert Classic Earlier this month. He said he told McKobin: “If I wear your shoes, I will make a different choice from you.”
“Efforts to get a travel card in the United States, achieving this goal last year is a huge achievement. I think he may be sacrificing and abandoning people who have entered a professional, depending on his way of game .. If I am in his position, And I have his potential, I think I used to be like this, then I will not make a decision. “
MCKibbin is the 106th MCKibbin in the world, adding to Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, and Caleb Surratt (Tyrrell Hatton), ) A team instead.
He played for Britain and Ireland in the Team Cup at the beginning of the year and provided informal games for the European Potential Ryder Cup players. McGiber is still a European travel agency, but he will have less opportunities. He is qualified only by this year’s British Open.
