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,

From the PGA Tour's standpoint, McIlroy believes less is more may be the way forward, urging the circuit's chiefs to "scale back" the tournament schedule. With nearly 50 PGA Tour-sanctioned events scheduled for 2025, the world No. 3 feels that it's simply too many to maintain viewer interest in the product.

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,