Tom McKibbin punched his ticket to each the 2026 Masters and 2026 Open Championship by finishing a wire-to-wire victory within the Hong Kong Open on Sunday.
McKibbin carded a 7-under-par 63 within the remaining spherical to complete 27-under 253, setting a brand new match file by 5 photographs. The 22-year-old completed seven strokes higher than fellow LIV golfer Peter Uihlein, who had a quadruple-bogey 8 on the 14th gap to all however finish his likelihood for a rally.
The victory was the second for McKibbin, who might be allowed to compete at Augusta Nationwide after the Masters modified its standards for qualification this yr. He’s slated to compete on the Open Championship for the third time.
“Very excited to return and play my third Open, will probably be very, very cool,” McKibbin mentioned. “And to have that drive down Magnolia Lane for the primary time ever, will probably be much more particular. You already know, I believe kind of historic tournaments like this deserve these spots, and yeah, it is nice to kind of benefit from these.”
McKibbin opted to affix LIV Golf regardless of incomes his PGA Tour card by way of the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai final fall. He was even cautioned in opposition to becoming a member of the upstart circuit by his good friend and fellow Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy.
McKibbin, who’s No. 109 within the Official World Golf Rating, turned skilled in 2021 and received the Porsche European Open in 2023.
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