Rory McIlroy confirmed in a conversation with the media that he received several phone calls from this golfer, who had doubts about becoming part of LIV Golf.

Tom McKibbin of Northern Ireland has spurned the advice from mentor Rory McIlroy by giving up a PGA Tour card to join Saudi-backed LIV Golf. McKibbin, a 22-year-old who won his only European tour event in 2023,

Legion XIII captain Jon Rahm has explained why he has signed Rory McIlroy protege Tom McKibbin to his LIV Golf team after the Northern Irishman ignored his mentor's advice

LIV Golf announced it has signed Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin. McKibbin, 22, has been linked to the Saudi-backed league for months, and did not comment on the rumors when pressed earlier this month at the DP World Tour’s Team Cup.

Jon Rahm has made a splash signing before his second LIV Golf season. Twenty-two-year-old Tom McKibbin, who is currently 21st in the European Ryder Cup rankings, will join Rahm’s Legion XIII and play alongside him,

LIV Golf League roster is complete with the signing of Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin, who joins Jon Rahm's Legion XIII team instead of taking a PGA Tour card and Rory McIlroy's advice.