Every young golfer dreams of teeing it up at a major championship. Be it the Masters at Augusta, the US Open, or any other major, just playing in a major is a milestone for golfers, let alone winning it. But Rory McIlroy’s protégé risked it all despite advice from the World No. 2. After close to a year of making that decision, the protégé, Tom McKibbin , gets an opportunity to play at the Masters and The Open.

McIlroy advised the LIV golfer not to give up his PGA Tour card, as it would affect his chances of playing in these major tournaments. After winning the Link Hong Kong Open, McKibbin was in conversation with bunkered.co.uk, where he opened up about the decision to join LIV and how big a role majors played.

“When I was deciding whether to join LIV, it was a big factor, but I s

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