{"id":28423,"date":"2025-01-08T10:57:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T10:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/?p=28423"},"modified":"2025-01-08T10:59:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T10:59:29","slug":"tom-mckibbin-tight-lipped-over-liv-golf-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/features\/tom-mckibbin-tight-lipped-over-liv-golf-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom McKibbin tight-lipped over LIV Golf links"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<p class=\"byline\"><strong>By Phil Casey<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"nac nac-body ng-tns-c218-1 ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-tns-c218-1 ng-star-inserted\">Tom McKibbin has refused to comment on reports linking him with a move to LIV\u00a0<em class=\"hlt1\">Golf<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-tns-c218-1 ng-star-inserted\">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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"collapsible ng-tns-c218-1 ng-trigger ng-trigger-collapse\">\n<p class=\"ng-tns-c218-1 ng-star-inserted\">The 22-year-old, who honed his game at the same club as fellow Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, is competing for GB&amp;I in this week\u2019s Team Cup in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-tns-c218-1 ng-star-inserted\">Asked about the potential move, which was first reported by Spanish website TenGolf, McKibbin said he would not make any comments this week \u201cout of respect\u201d for his Team Cup GB&amp;I captain Justin Rose and Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-tns-c218-1 ng-star-inserted\">\u201cIt\u2019s a team event, so [I\u2019m] just trying to give my best to the team and see how many points I can get,\u201d he added in a brief interview with\u00a0<em class=\"hlt1\">Golf<\/em>\u00a0Digest Middle East.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-tns-c218-1 ng-star-inserted\">Kibbin turned professional in April 2021 and won his first DP World Tour event in June 2023 at the Porsche European Open in Germany.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-tns-c218-1 ng-star-inserted\">He shared a warm embrace with McIlroy when he secured his PGA Tour card in Dubai in November, but looks set to give up his playing rights on the United States-based circuit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Phil Casey Tom McKibbin has refused to comment on reports linking him with a move to LIV\u00a0Golf. 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