Rory McIlroy has expressed his disappointment at the prospect of fellow Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin joining LIV Golf and has warned him it is not worth the sacrifice.

Tom McKibbin, who has been mentored by McIlroy after following him through the ranks at Holywood Golf Club on the outskirts of Belfast, is believed to be set for an imminent switch to LIV Golf, with $5 million over two years being rumoured as the fee that has lured the 22-year-old to join Jon Rahm’s Legion III team.

Tom McKibbin looks set to make the move to LIV Golf by joining Jon Rahm's Legion XIII team for 2025, and the Northern Irishman's countryman Rory McIlroy has had his say

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