Tom McKibbin Leaves LIV Golf for Full DP World Tour Slate
By Staff Writer
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Key takeaways
- Tom McKibbin, 23, is leaving LIV Golf after two seasons with Jon Rahm's Legion XIII team.
- He'll play a full 2027 DP World Tour schedule, projected to finish 86th in the Race to Dubai and retain his card.
- McKibbin earned more than $11 million on LIV through team results without winning an individual event.
- Away from LIV, he won the 2025 Hong Kong Open and made his Masters debut this year.
- Ian Poulter, Branden Grace and Lucas Herbert also announced LIV exits the same day.
Tom McKibbin announced Friday that he is leaving LIV Golf after two seasons with Jon Rahm's Legion XIII team, choosing instead to play a full 2027 schedule on the DP World Tour.
Why is McKibbin leaving LIV Golf?
The 23-year-old Northern Irishman turned down a PGA Tour card he'd qualified for at the end of 2024 to join Legion XIII for the 2025 season. Over two years on LIV he earned more than $11 million through team results but never won an individual event. Away from LIV, he won the 2025 Hong Kong Open and earned a Masters debut this year.
Earlier this year McKibbin signed one of eight DP World Tour conditional release deals, playing seven further events and posting top-10 finishes at the British Masters, Irish Open and India Championship. Those results project him to finish 86th in the Race to Dubai, inside the top 100 needed to keep his full card for 2027. "I have decided not to sign with LIV Golf for its next chapter," McKibbin wrote on social media.
Who else left LIV Golf the same day?
McKibbin's exit came hours after Poulter, Grace and Herbert each announced they would not join LIV Golf 2.0, a stretch of departures that hit the league's roster-building effort hard. CEO Scott O'Neil faces an Oct. 25 deadline to sign enough quality players to keep a $300 million investment from BC Partners Credit on track. Bryson DeChambeau has not said whether he'll stay.
Four exits in a single day is a bigger problem for LIV than any one signature can fix.
The Ryder Cup is scheduled for Ireland next year, another factor pointing McKibbin back toward the DP World Tour.
Frequently asked questions
Why is Tom McKibbin leaving LIV Golf?
McKibbin said he decided not to sign with LIV Golf's 2.0 relaunch and will instead play a full 2027 DP World Tour schedule.
Will McKibbin keep his DP World Tour card for 2027?
Yes. His recent top-10 finishes project him to 86th in the Race to Dubai, inside the top 100 needed to retain full status.
How much money did McKibbin make on LIV Golf?
He earned more than $11 million over two seasons with Legion XIII through team results, without winning an individual event.
Who else left LIV Golf around the same time as McKibbin?
Ian Poulter, Branden Grace and Lucas Herbert all announced their own exits from LIV Golf 2.0 the same day.
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