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,

Tom McKibbin has confirmed he will join Jon Rahm's Legion XIII team after turning down the chance to play on the PGA Tour in 2025.

Tom McKibbin, LIV Golf's newest star, snubbed the advice of Rory Mcllroy after it was confirmed he would be joining Jon Rahm's Legion XIII team

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

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,

Tom McKibbin has joined LIV Golf's breakaway tour, turning down the opportunity to play on the PGA Tour after earning a card for the 2025 season despite Rory McIlroy's advice

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

Rory McIlroy has been a leading figure in the ongoing negotiations between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, with the former world No.1 providing an update on the situation

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.

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.

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;