Speaking to Golf Digest Middle East on Wednesday at the DP World Tour’s Team Cup in Abu Dhabi, the 22-year-old McKibbin declined to discuss multiple recent reports that he was nearing a deal to join Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII team.

The 22-year-old is reportedly set to pen a multi-year deal to join Jon Rahm's Legion XIII side, just a few months after securing a PGA Tour card via the DP World Tour

Tom McKibbin has refused to deny speculation he is set for a move to LIV Golf as he prepares for this week's Team Cup event in Abu Dhabi.

Tom McKibbin has refused to comment on reports linking him with a move to LIV Golf. McKibbin, who secured a PGA Tour card at the end of last season, looks poised to joined the Legion XIII team of Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton in the Saudi-funded breakaway league.

McKibbin's impending move is the latest reminder of mega-rich LIV's gravitational pull, and while the Northern Irishman is not in the same bracket as some of the tour's biggest names, it is still an eye-catching swoop for the breakaway circuit.

Refusal of 22-year-old to elaborate on possible exit from PGA Tour almost as good as a guarantee he will jump ship to Saudi-backed circuit

Tom McKibbin, the rising star and protégé of Rory McIlroy, is in line for a dramatic switch to LIV Golf despite securing a debut season on the PGA Tour.

Tom McKibbin is set to become the latest player to make the move to LIV Golf, just weeks after securing his PGA Tour card in the company of Rory McIlroy

Tom McKibbin has been strongly linked with a shock move to LIV Golf and Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII team according to reports from Spain.

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Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin is set for a shock switch to join Jon Rahm's LIV Golf team in a lucrative multi-year deal. McKibbin claimed a PGA Tour card in November after finishing among the top 10 players without a card in the DP World Tour's Race to Dubai.