McKibbin and Hatton help Legion XIII win LIV title

After helping Legion XIII win the team championship in Michigan, Tom McKibbin claims that his first year with LIV Golf was “incredible.”

Both the 22-year-old Northern Irishman and team captain Jon Rahm both recorded 65 rounds, with England’s Tyrrell Hatton shooting 66 to make it 20 under for the play-off with Bryson DeChambeau’s Crushers.

At St John’s, Rahm and Hatton birdied DeChambeau and Paul Casey, who won the LIV individual title last week, to bring their team home.

McKibbin, who switched to LIV this year, praised the team’s victory and praised the Saudi-backed tour’s “incredible year.”

McKibbin described his team-mates as “incredibly lucky to have spent it with these three guys.”

“I’ve learned a lot, and being around them has been really good. Today was a really cool day to go out there, and the entire year has been special.

McKibbin initially claimed a tour card in November, but he later confirmed he would switch to LIV to compete with Rahm’s Legion XIII team.

He claims that having contributed to five team victories and winning the overall championship as a result of playing alongside the former world number one and Hatton has improved him.

“I’m very happy to be a part of this team and to have learned from two phenomenal players,” McCibbin said.

Just watching the play-off, seeing those shots coming in, and how fast those guys are in those circumstances. Both of them taught me a lot, and as a result, I’ve improved as a player.

I’ve learned a lot from being paired with some players in the tournament that you’ve watched on television.

Hatton, England’s captain, birdied 17 and 18 on Sunday, putting some challenging circumstances behind him, which brought the tie-off to a play-off.

After Rahm had also birdied, he was able to tap-in with a chip in the second play-off hole, which sealed the victory.

It wasn’t ideal for me to make a good finish when I made bogey on 16, so I made my best effort to hole the one on 17 (my longest of the day), and then the pressure putt on 18 and the first play-off hole, according to Hatton.