Rory McIlroy's mentee ignores advice

Rory McIlroy’s mentee Tom McKibbin ignores advice, signs with Jon Rahm’s LIV Golf team
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, Tyrrell Hatton, and Caleb Surratt. McKibbin hails from Northern Ireland and grew up playing at Holywood Golf Club, the same course Rory McIlroy played as a youth.
Tom McKibbin ignores Rory McIlroy's advice and joins Saudi-funded LIV Golf
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,
Rory McIlroy powerless to stop protege from joining LIV Golf despite desperate pleas
Tom McKibbin has joined LIV Golf and Jon Rahm's Legion XIII team ahead of the new season, despite seeking advice from Rory McIlroy.
Rory McIlroy might have the solution to golf fans' fatigue
McIlroy recognizes that golf's issues might run a bit deeper than simply giving fans more face time with the game's top players though. With the emergence of LIV Golf, plus a jam-packed PGA Tour schedule, the Northern Irishman believes fans could be burnt out from simply consuming too much.
Rory McIlroy provides telling update on LIV Golf merger as PGA Tour continue Saudi talks
The PGA Tour has been in talks with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) over ending their ongoing dispute with LIV Golf ever since a framework agreement announcement in June 2023
Jon Rahm lands new LIV Golf signing despite Rory McIlroy's advice
Tom McKibbin has joined LIV Golf's breakaway tour, turning down the opportunity to play on the PGA Tour after earning a card for the 2025 season despite Rory McIlroy's advice
Rory McIlroy praises LIV Golf appointing Scott O'Neil as CEO to replace Greg Norman: 'Probably a good move'
Following a 2-under 70 in the opening round of the 2025 Dubai Desert Classic, Rory McIlroy addressed the announcement that ...
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Rory McIlroy reflects on golf's evolution: “We dreamed of winning, not entertaining.”
"When we're growing up dreaming of becoming professional golfers, the last thing on our mind is being an entertainer." ...
Rory McIlroy believes PGA Tour product has been diminished, could be scaled back
Rory McIlroy said there’s space for different golf products but expressed concern for the game becoming overexposed.
Rory McIlroy thinks the PGA Tour could copy the NFL and have fewer events in a season
Rory McIlroy has suggested that the PGA Tour could scale back the number of tournaments it stages each year in order to ...
Rory McIlroy was forced into late TGL change after teammate quit to join LIV Golf
Rory McIlroy’s Boston Common will make their TGL debut at the SoFi Center on Monday evening, and will do so with a changed ...
Rory McIlroy suggests PGA Tour should follow LIV Golf's path with radical change
From the PGA Tour's standpoint, McIlroy believes less is more may be the way forward, urging the circuit's chiefs to "scale ...
Rory McIlroy Suggests PGA Tour Should Play Less in ‘Diminished’ Golf Ecosystem
The four-time major champion has a lot of thoughts on the state of pro golf but said “we shouldn’t try to dumb down golf to ...