Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin says he has “no regrets” over joining LIV Golf.<\/p>\n
McKibbin made the switch to Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII LIV team despite securing his PGA Tour card in November.<\/p>\n
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Alongside Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton and Caleb Surratt, the 22-year-old helped Legion XII win the teams’ title and had a best individual finish of joint-fourth place.<\/p>\n
“I’m very glad, I’ve enjoyed it a lot. I’ve learnt a lot and I feel like my game has improved a lot,” McKibbin told BBC Sport NI ahead of the Irish Open at the K Club.<\/p>\n
“I’ve no regrets. I love being there, and being able to come and play some events over here is really good as well.”<\/p>\n
After signing up to the lucrative LIV Golf, McKibbin says he is “fortunate” to be a multi-millionaire at only 22 years of age.<\/p>\n
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However, while he says the financial aspect of the Saudi-backed golf league is a plus, his motivation when he steps out on the tee is to try and win.<\/p>\n
“With how golf is now, there is a lot of money around it. To be part of it and be able to benefit from it is good, but I want to let my golf do the talking and that’s more important,” he said.<\/p>\n
“I want to win more. It is life-changing and to be fortunate enough to have that is nice, but hopefully I can get a few more wins.”<\/p>\n
McKibbin is eligible to play at the Irish Open as the conflict between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf has yet to be resolved.<\/p>\n
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That meant he has been able to retain his DP World Tour membership while playing under the LIV banner.<\/p>\n
The Holywood golfer says he hopes there is a resolution so he can continue to play at the Irish Open and other tournaments in the coming years.<\/p>\n
“I think everyone just wants it to work out and play together,” said McKibbin.<\/p>\n
“We’re all hopeful it can happen, so hopefully this isn’t my last one [Irish Open] for a while.<\/p>\n
“I’ve still got membership and status here, and I’d love to play whenever I can. It’s good to come back to events like this.<\/p>\n
“There’s some big tournaments and national Opens to play. I want to try and win those, so there’s definitely something important for me still here.”<\/p>\n
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