Tom McKibbin (golfer)

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Tom McKibbin
Personal information
Born (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 22)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Sporting nationalityUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Career
Turned professional2021
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Professional wins2
Highest ranking 97 (30 June 2024) [1]
(as of 24 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open T41: 2024
The Open Championship T66: 2024

Tom McKibbin (born 19 December 2002) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour, where he has won once. He grew up playing golf at Greenisland Golf Club, Greenacres Golf Club and Holywood Golf Club, the same home club as Rory McIlroy. [2]

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Amateur career

In January 2020, McKibbin made it to the final of the Australian Amateur at Royal Queensland. However, he was defeated 5 and 3 by Jediah Morgan. [3]

Professional career

McKibbin turned professional in April 2021 at the age of 18. [4] He originally planned to play at the University of Florida, but his college golf plans were curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. He made his professional debut at the Tenerife Open on the European Tour where he missed the cut. [5]

McKibbin won his first professional event in January 2022 on the Minor League Golf Tour in Florida. [6] He spent most of 2022 playing on the Challenge Tour. He was in contention to win at the Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open in February. A final-round 73 saw him miss out and finish tied-for-third. [7] He also finished solo second at the Irish Challenge at the K Club in July. [8] In November, at the Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final, McKibbin shot a final-round 66 to finish tied-sixth and lift him to 10th place in the Challenge Tour Rankings, ultimately gaining a card for the 2023 European Tour season. [9]

In February 2023, McKibbin held the 36-hole lead at the Singapore Classic on the European Tour. [10] In June, McKibbin claimed his first win on the European Tour at the Porsche European Open in Germany. He shot a final-round 70 to win by two shots ahead of Julien Guerrier, Maximilian Kieffer and Marcel Siem. [11]

In June 2024, McKibbin shot a final-round 65 to tie the lead at the Italian Open with Marcel Siem. He was defeated on the first extra hole. [12] McKibbin finished the 2024 European Tour season 18th place on the Race to Dubai, which was good enough to earn the last of the 10 available PGA Tour cards for 2025. [13]

Amateur wins

Source: [14]

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
14 Jun 2023 Porsche European Open −9 (72-69-72-70=283)2 strokes Flag of France.svg Julien Guerrier, Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Kieffer,
Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Siem

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2024 Italian Open Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Siem Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Minor League Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
111 Jan 2022Major I−12 (66-62=128)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Eric Cole

Results in major championships

Tournament2024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open T41
The Open Championship T66
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Tom McKibbin: Comparisons to Rory McIlroy 'don't faze' 19-year-old". BBC Sport. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Keogh, Brian (19 January 2020). "McKibbin goes down fighting in Australian Amateur final". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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  5. ↑ "Tom McKibbin's pro debut ends early in Tenerife Open". The Irish Times. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Tom McKibbin: Northern Ireland teenager earns first professional win on minor tour in US". BBC Sport. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Cape Town Open: Tom McKibbin finishes tied third after final round 73". BBC Sport. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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