Tom McKibbin has rejected the chance to take up his PGA Tour card this season after becoming the latest high-profile player to join the breakaway LIV Golf league

McKibbin, 22, had earned his PGA Tour card for this year, but now he heads to LIV Golf, where he joins Jon Rahm's Legion XIII.

Despite being on opposite sides of the issue, McIlroy and Rahm both expressed positive opinions about LIV Golf’s new CEO.

Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland have missed the cut and Rory McIlroy was forced to battle to make the weekend as the headline acts struggled at the Dubai Desert Classic

Tom McKibbin learned to play golf at Holywood GC in Northern Ireland, the same golf club as Rory McIlroy; the 22-year-old gives up the PGA Tour card he won for 2025 season to join LIV Golf where he teams up with Jon Rahms Legion XIII;

Rory McIlroy will need a spectacular weekend to win a third straight Dubai Desert Classic title after slipping nine shots behind halfway leader Ewen Ferguson on Friday, while Jon Rahm missed the cut.

Rory McIlroy has suggested that the PGA Tour could scale back the number of tournaments it stages each year in order to combat “fatigue” among golf’s fanbase.

The rosters for the 2025 LIV Golf League season are officially set after the final spot was announced Wednesday.

Tom McKibbin has become the third player to join Jon Rahm's LIV Golf stable for 2025, with the Northern Irishman's move having the approval of countryman Rory McIlroy

Tom McKibbin, a protege of fellow Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, has switched to the breakaway series in a blow to the PGA Tour

Tom McKibbin has joined LIV Golf and Jon Rahm's Legion XIII team ahead of the new season, despite seeking advice from Rory McIlroy.