Tom McKibbin earned a PGA Tour card for they very first time at the end of 2024, but it appears the Rory McIlroy prodigy is set to give up that spot already in order to join LIV Golf

Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin is reportedly set to make a dramatic switch to LIV Golf, despite recently securing his PGA Tour card. The 22-year-old rising star, who developed his game at the same Belfast club as Rory McIlroy,

Tom McKibbin is set to become the latest player to make the move to LIV Golf, just weeks after securing his PGA Tour card in the company of Rory McIlroy

Tom McKibbin has refused to comment on reports linking him with a move to LIV Golf. McKibbin, who secured a PGA Tour card at the end of last season, looks poised to joined the Legion XIII team of Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton in the Saudi-funded breakaway league.

Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin is set for a shock switch to join Jon Rahm's LIV Golf team in a lucrative multi-year deal. McKibbin claimed a PGA Tour card in November after finishing among the top 10 players without a card in the DP World Tour's Race to Dubai.

This move would also see the 22-year-old follow in the footsteps of fellow Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell.

Tom McKibbin looks set to be the latest player to make the switch to LIV Golf, with the Northern Irishman closing in on joining the breakaway league after getting his PGA Tour card alongside Rory McIl

Today’s reports now suggest McKibbin will swap his opportunities on the PGA Tour for the chance to team up with Rahm on the LIV Tour instead. Speculation has been rife for weeks