Northern Eire’s Tom McKibbin has made a shock swap to hitch Jon Rahm’s LIV Golf League crew Legion XIII, giving up the prospect to play on the PGA Tour this season.
Beforehand dubbed the ‘subsequent Rory McIlroy’ after hailing from the identical Holywood Golf Membership because the four-time main champion, McKibbin had secured twin membership on the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour for the 2025 season.
However the transfer to LIV now sees McKibbin suspended from that includes on the PGA Tour, though he initially retains his DP World Tour membership and stays eligible to attempt to qualify for Europe’s Ryder Cup facet later this autumn.
The 22-year-old claimed his maiden DP World Tour title – in his rookie season – on the Porsche European Open in June 2023 and loved a powerful end to final season, the place he snapped up the final of the ten PGA Tour playing cards on supply by way of the Race to Dubai rankings.
McKibbin was congratulated by McIlroy after the season-ending DP World Tour Championship and stated it was “exciting” to have secured his PGA Tour enjoying privileges, regardless of a number of studies already linking him with a transfer to Rahm’s LIV outfit.
When requested in regards to the prospect of becoming a member of LIV Golf, McKibbin refused to minimize the rumours and advised Golf Digest: “I am not going to make any feedback this week out of respect for Justin [Rose] and Luke [Donald] and this match.
“It’s a team event so I’m just trying to give my best to the team and see how many points I can get.”
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Highlights from day 4 of the 2024 Italian Open, the place Marcel Siem narrowly pipped McKibbin in a play-off
Who else has joined the LIV Golf League for 2025?
Korean Tour order of benefit winner Yubin Jang has signed with Kevin Na’s Iron Heads GC for the brand new season, whereas Denmark’s Frederik Kjettrup – a three-time winner on the PGA Tour Americas in 2024 – becoming a member of the Cleeks GC crew captained by Martin Kaymer.
Chieh-Po Lee received the 36-hole LIV Golf Promotions occasion to earn his promotion to the LIV Golf League for 2025, though his crew has but to be confirmed, with a number of extra line-ups nonetheless to be finalised forward of the season getting beneath approach on February 6.
9 nations, 4 continents and 6 new venues characteristic in a 14-event schedule for the 2025 season, the place Rahm is the reigning particular person champion and Cameron Smith’s Ripper GC facet the defending crew champions.
The place and when do LIV Golf League occasions happen in 2025?
February 6-8 – LIV Golf Riyadh – Riyadh Golf Membership
February 14-16 – LIV Golf Adelaide – The Grange Golf Membership
March 7-9 – LIV Golf Hong Kong – Hong Kong Golf Membership
March 14-16 – LIV Golf Singapore – Sentosa Golf Membership
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Billy Horschel has urged the PGA Tour to let LIV golfers again into the The Gamers Championship so it may well nonetheless be seen as one of many world’s finest tournaments
April 4-6 – LIV Golf Miami – Blue Monster at Trump Nationwide Doral
April 25-27 – LIV Golf Mexico Metropolis – Membership de Golf Chapultepec
Could 2-4 – LIV Golf Korea – Jack Nicklaus Golf Membership Korea
June 6-8 – LIV Golf Washington DC – Robert Trent Jones Golf Membership
June 27-29 – LIV Golf Dallas – Maridoe Golf Membership
July 11-13 – LIV Golf Andalucia – Actual Membership Valderrama
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July 25-27 – LIV Golf UK – JCB Golf and Nation Membership
August 8-10 – LIV Golf Chicago – Bolingbrook Golf Membership
August 15-17 – LIV Golf Indianapolis – The Membership at Chatham Hills
August 22-24 – Staff Championship – LIV Golf Michigan – The Cardinal at Saint John’s Resort
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