Tom McKibbin secured a place at The Masters and The Open next year with an impressive performance at the Hong Kong Open. The Northern Irish golfer excelled in this tournament, winning by as much as seven strokes over his LIV Golf counterpart, Peter Uihlein. The 22-year-old played in two Open Championships, but playing at The Masters remained his dream.
This will be his first appearance at the prestigious tournament, and McKibbin said he wants to take advantage of the great opportunity.
Very excited. To go back and play my third Open will be very cool, and to have that drive down Magnolia Lane for the first time ever will be even more special, McKibbin said, as reported by The Golfing Gazette.
I think historic tournaments like this deserve those spots and, yeah, its great to take advantage of those.
Tom McKibbin has admired this competition for years
The Northern Irish golfer was able to enjoy watching the Masters this year, as his compatriot and idol Rory McIlroy won the Green Jacket. Tom McKibbin has followed this tournament closely for years, hoping that one day he too will be a part of this story. Years later, he showed that he is truly one of the greatest talents in the world of golf, securing a place in the prestigious tournament.
Ive watched them all for the last 15 years. Had the lows of the first one that Rory did to us, and then last year, he explained.
Sitting there, late nights on Sunday, and having to go to school on Monday. Watching the years of coverage and the history, Im very excited to get there.
Despite joining the controversial LIV Golf project, Tom McKibbin proves that despite the difficulties, he still finds a way to appear in the Majors.
Fans have already reacted, stressing that it would really be an incredible thing if a Northern Irish golfer celebrates in this tournament. Time will tell how much Tom McKibbin can really do in tournaments like these and whether he will be a dominant figure.
