Holywood’s latest golfing star Tom McKibbin secures first professional title via IrishTimesSport
Seen as a truly genuine talent during his teenage years, McKibbin jumped into the professional ranks as an 18-year-old after failing to earn a place on the Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team. He has proved to be very much at home on the pro circuit in cutting his teeth on the Challenge Tour and now making his presence felt on the DP World Tour.
On a day when many contenders struggled – Siem, for one, finding water off the tee on the 16th as the pressure mounted – McKibbin, who admitted to being under the weather in fighting a head cold throughout the tournament, stayed cool and calm and had the presence of experienced caddie Dave McNeilly by his side down the closing stretch in closing the deal superbly.
Nowhere was McKibbin’s aggressive yet composed play more evident than on his approach shot to the par-five 18th. After his tee shot found the first cut down the right of the closing hole, and with his approach hampered by a tree, McKibbin’s iron shot from 203 yards was drawn beautifully to seven feet of the flag and he two-putted for the birdie that coper-fastened the victory.
“It was sort of tricky and it wasn’t,” described McKibbin of how he saw that approach shot. “I was trying to hit it to the right edge of the green and if it turned over I knew the water wasn’t in play, but it was the easier shot that hitting over the water.” It was, in truth, a wonder shot to signal McKibbin’s arrival on to the big stage. The win is likely to move him up to a career best 159th in the world rankings and also secures his tour membership into 2025.
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