BELFAST star Tom McKibbin has landed a pretty payout after his debut for LIV Golf.
The 22-year-old penned a multi-million dollar deal with the tour to join Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII team.
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First place team champions Legion XIII on the 18th green after the final round of the LIV Golf tournament at Riyadh Golf Club
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Tom McKibbin landed a fortune after his LIV Gold debut under the lights in Saudi Arabia
It is believed that the deal was in excess of $5m just to sign with the rebel league.
The Northern Irish golfer won a PGA Tour card last season after claiming one of the ten dual cards up for grabs on the DP World Tour end-of-season order of merit.
But after joining the PIF-backed league, he forfeited that right to play on the world’s number one tour.
And he made a solid start to his LIV Golf career as the 2025 season got underway this week in the Saudi capital.
McKibbin ended his tournament on -10, seven shots behind Poland’s Adrian Meronk, who claimed his first individual win on the tour.
In doing so, McKibbin lands a whopping $292,500 for his efforts.
And that’s not all the money that cash that will be transferred into the young player’s account.
In the team competition, Rahm’s Legion XIII, along with Tyrrell Hatton, Tom McKibbin and Caleb Surratt, dominated to win by 11 shots at 50 under.
This was the first event all four players scores counted for every round.
That means each of the Legion XIII players earned a $750,000 each, taking McKibbin’s weekly earnings to $1,000,024.
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Individual Riyadh champion Meronk netted $4,000,000 for his maiden victory.
LIV Golf Riyadh 2025 Prize Money PayoutsIndividual Prize MoneyAdrian Meronk (-17) – $4,000,000Jon Rahm (-15) – $1,875,000Sebastian Munoz (-15) – $1,875,000Lucas Herbert (-14) – $900,000Dean Burmester (-14) – $900,000David Puig (-13) – $534,500Marc Leishman (-13) – $534,500Sergio Garcia (-13) – $534,500Bryson DeChambeau (-13) – $534,500Tyrrell Hatton (-13) – $534,500Caleb Surratt (-12) – $380,000Anirban Lahiri (-11) – $330,000Bubba Watson (-11) – $330,000Sam Horsfield (-11) – $330,000Matthew Wolff (-11) – $330,000Tom McKibbin (-10) – $292,500Ben Campbell (-10) – $292,500Thomas Pieters (-9) – $250,000Cameron Tringale (-9) – $250,000Paul Casey (-9) – $250,000Peter Uihlein (-8) – $215,000Harold Varner III (-8) – $215,000Graeme McDowell (-8) – $215,000Jason Kokrak (-8) – $215,000Louis Oosthuizen (-7) – $185,000Wade Ormsby (-7) – $185,000Cameron Smith (-7) – $185,000Lee Westwood (-7) – $185,000Carlos Ortiz (-7) – $185,000Ian Poulter (-6) – $165,000Brendan Steele (-6) – $165,000Ollie Schniederjans (-6) – $165,000Danny Lee (-5) – $145,572Matt Jones (-5) – $145,572Brooks Koepka (-5) – $145,572Charl Schwartzel (-5) – $145,572Joaquin Niemann (-5) – $145,572Luis Masaveu (-5) – $145,572Frederik Kjettrup (-5) – $145,572Max Lee (-4) – $134,000Richard Bland (-4) – $134,000Abraham Ancer (-3) – $129,000Charles Howell III (-3) – $129,000Dustin Johnson (-2) – $125,250Martin Kaymer (-2) – $125,250Talor Gooch (-2) – $125,250Patrick Reed (-2) – $125,250Henrik Stenson (-1) – $120,000Anthony Kim (E) – $60,000Mito Pereira (E) – $60,000Jubin Yang (E) – $60,000Kevin Na (+1) – $50,000Branden Grace (+1) – $50,000Andy Ogletree (+3) – $50,000Team Prize MoneyLegion XIII (-50) – $3,000,000Ripper GC (-39) – $1,000,000RangeGoats GC (-39) – $1,000,000
