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Tom McKibbin tees off on the 11th hole which resulted in one of his birdies

McKibbin three off lead at halfway mark in Japan

Tom McKibbin is three shots off the lead at the halfway point of the ISPS Handa Championship in Japan.

Golf • 26 Apr 24

Tom McKibbin hits his opening shot of the day on the 10th hole

McKibbin in solid start as fog disrupts play in Japan

Tom McKibbin has made a solid start at the ISPS Handa Championship in Japan.

Golf • 25 Apr 24

Shane Lowry tees off on the second hole in Singapore

Lowry stalls as McKibbin misses cut in Singapore

Andy Sullivan fired a course-record 63 to share the lead with fellow Englishman Richard Mansell after two rounds of the Porsche Singapore Classic, with Shane Lowry stalling and Tom McKibbin missing the cut.

Golf • 22 Mar 24

Matteo Manassero is back in the winner's circle

Manassero wins in South Africa as McKibbin makes top 10

Matteo Manassero sealed his first DP World Tour win in over a decade with a stunning finish at the Jonsson Workwear Open at Glendower Golf Club in Edenvale, South Africa.

Golf • 10 Mar 24

Tom McKibbin on the 13th hole on Saturday

McKibbin in touch as Manassero chases long-awaited win

Matteo Manassero remained on track for a first DP World Tour win in over a decade after maintaining his one-shot lead on day three of the Jonsson Workwear Open, with Co Down man Tom McKibbin four shots back.

Golf • 09 Mar 24

Updated McKibbin up to third as magic Manassero threatens 59

Tom McKibbin produced a stunning second-round 64 to move into third place at the Jonsson Workwear Open in South Africa.

Golf • 08 Mar 24

Keenan Davidse's 64 matched the lowest round of his career

Davidse overcomes loss with bright start in Workwear

Local favourite Keenan Davidse continued his fine recent form in the midst of personal tragedy to share the lead after day one of the Jonsson Workwear Open in South Africa.

Golf • 07 Mar 24

Tom McKibbin is five shy of the leaders in South Africa

Syme and Brown tied at top with McKibbin five adrift

Scotland's Connor Syme heads into the final round of the SDC Championship locked alongside England's Daniel Brown at the top of the leaderboard as he goes in search of his maiden DP World Tour title.

Golf • 02 Mar 24

McKibbin remains inside the top-10 despite a poor finish in South Africa

Brown retains lead as McKibbin undone by horror finish

A horror finish from Tom McKibbin saw him slip to second spot to tied-ninth at the midway point at the SDC Championship in South Africa.

Golf • 01 Mar 24

Tom McKibbin on the 13th hole at the SDC Championship

Brown swats aside travel chaos, McKibbin four back

Englishman Daniel Brown brushed off his late arrival into South Africa as he fired an opening 66 to sit one shot off the lead after the first round of the SDC Championship with Tom McKibbin a further three shots back.

Golf • 29 Feb 24

Tom McKibbin in action during the final round in Doha

McKibbin finishes fourth at Qatar Masters

Tom McKibbin had to settle for a top-five finish at the Qatar Masters as Rikuya Hoshino took the title at Doha Golf Club.

Golf • 11 Feb 24

McKibbin closes in on leaders in Qatar

Tom McKibbin will enter the final round of the Qatar Masters one shot off the lead as he chases a second DP World title.

Golf • 10 Feb 24

Tom McKibbin four off the lead at Qatar Masters

Northern Ireland 21-year-old Tom McKibbin is four off the pace at the halfway stage of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, with Australia's Haydn Barron the man to catch heading for the weekend.

Golf • 09 Feb 24

Tom McKibbin made a bright start in Qatar

McKibbin two off the lead at Qatar Masters

South Africa's Zander Lombard and China's Ashun Wu claimed a share of the lead after the opening round of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, with Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin two shots off the pace.

Golf • 08 Feb 24

Padraig Harrington and his caddie Ronan Flood line up a putt on the 12th

McKibbin and Harrington shoot up UAE leaderboard

Tom McKibbin and Padraig Harrington produced super second rounds to shoot up the leaderboard at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship in the United Arab Emirates.

Golf • 26 Jan 24

Shinkwin takes lead in Ras Al Khaimah Championship

England's Callum Shinkwin claimed a two-shot lead in the Ras Al Khaimah Championship after threatening to record just the second sub-60 round in DP World Tour history.

Golf • 25 Jan 24

Lee and Hoshino tied for lead at Australian Open

Min Woo Lee will have to overcome a familiar foe if he is to win on home soil for the second consecutive week at the ISPS Handa Australian Open.

Golf • 02 Dec 23

Min Woo Lee of Australia poses with his trophy following victory on home soil

Lee overcomes nervy start to win Australian PGA title

Min Woo Lee won his third DP World Tour title with a three-shot victory at the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship.

Golf • 26 Nov 23

Lee leads by three after firing 66 in Australian PGA

Min Woo Lee fired a second consecutive round of 66 to extend his lead to three shots heading into the final day of the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship.

Golf • 25 Nov 23

Joel Moscatel plays the 18th in Brisbane

Moscatel breaks course record to lead Australian PGA

Spain's Joel Moscatel equalled the course record at Royal Queensland to claim a narrow lead after the first round of the Australian PGA Championship.

Golf • 23 Nov 23

Shane Lowry's bogey at 18 could prove costly

Lowry and McKibbin steady in Dubai but McIlroy off pace

Shane Lowry and Tom McKibbin are tied for 17th at the halfway stage of the DP World Tour Championship, six shots behind leader Nicolai Hojgaard, with Rory McIlroy ten adrift of the leader after he failed to fire in his second round.

Golf • 17 Nov 23

McKibbin keeps it steady in Sun City for an opening 70

Tom McKibbin kicked off his Nedbank Challenge with a steady-as-you-like opening round of 70 at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, South Africa.

Golf • 09 Nov 23

McKibbin hits his tee shot on the second hole

McKibbin grabs vital top 10 as Valimaki reigns in Qatar

Tom McKibbin shot a final-round 70 at the Qatar Masters to ensure he went under par every day this week and - more importantly - earned himself a valuable top-10 finish in the tournament won by Finland's sami Valimaki in a playoff.

Golf • 29 Oct 23

Meronk finishes strongly to win Andalucia Masters

Adrian Meronk proved a point after his Ryder Cup snub with victory at the Andalucia Masters.

Golf • 22 Oct 23

Tom McKibbin's cause wasn't helped by two double bogeys

McKibbin falls off pace at Andalucia Masters

Jeff Winther and Matti Schmid share the lead going into the final round of the Andalucia Masters but they have defending champion Adrian Otaegui breathing down their necks.

Golf • 21 Oct 23