Tom McKibbin is certainly one of the biggest talents on the golf scene. The young Northern Irish golfer has a clear path to the Masters and the Open Championship after winning the Hong Kong Open. Most fans are turning their eyes to him, and the leaders of LIV Golf can be extremely proud of the young golfer's successes.
What kind of talent is this? Paul McGinley shared his views, noting that Tom McKibbin has a bright future. In an interview with Bunkered, the popular golf figure points out that Tom McKibbin has long been showing signs of a great career.
McGinley is sure that the move to the Saudi Backed Tour, was the right move for the young golfer, given the opportunity to play alongside great golfers.
Hes been a hell of a player. The events that hes played on the European Tour, hes acquitted himself well. Hes been a good player from a very young age.
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Going to LIV, I think, has benefited his career. Hes playing more regularly with better players. Thats always an important thing for any young players progress. Being lucky enough to be on the Hatton and Rahm team has helped him.
Hes also making a lot of money, and that takes away a lot of pressure and gives him a bit more freedom in his golf. The way things are at the moment with him not banned off the tour and waiting on an appeal, he is able to play quite a lot of DP World events on top of the LIV schedule.
Hes been playing as much golf as he would have played if he had stayed with the PGA Tour. Its all worked out very well for Tom so far."- he said, as quoted by bunkered.
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McKibbin's future
In the end, he emphasizes that Tom McKibbin has had a lot of positive moments in his career, believing that the dice have lined up for him. McGinley stresses that many golfers are now looking to LIV Golf and wondering if they can take a chance outside of LIV Golf to make it to the Majors.
Tom McKibbin has been praised not only by Paul McGinley, but also by other major figures in the golf scene, who are convinced that McKibbin will dominate the world of golf in the future.
Whether something will change rapidly in his career is difficult to give a real answer, but it is certain that his performances, both this and last season, are a great indicator that he is ready for great things.
