Major winner on why he’s ‘jealous’ of Tom McKibbin

A man well known to the north coast has been full of praise of Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin.
Jon Rahm was speaking to the media this morning and, when asked about his fellow LIV golfer McKibbin, the 2021 US Open and 2023 Masters champion explained why he’s ‘jealous’ of the 22-year-old.
He said: “Tom McKibbin should be really looking forward to this week, being a member here and being from Northern Ireland. He’s a fantastic young man. For a 24-year-old to be as calm and collected as he is is quite phenomenal. He’s quiet by nature, but even in competition when things go wrong, he stays quite calm, and it’s just remarkable and an incredible gift to have for a young player. I don’t think I can relate to that whatsoever, so I’m a little bit jealous of that. I think it’s going to serve him very well in the long run.
“I think he’s obviously internally processing the same emotions that all of us are processing, but outwardly he stays really, really calm, and that helps him quite a bit, on top of having a fantastic golf swing. I don’t know what it is about Northern Ireland, but they have two of the most beautiful golf swings ever produced in golf. He’s a fantastic golfer in general. He’s got all the tools he needs to succeed in this game, and so far in his early career, he’s done so.”