LIV Golf’s Tom McKibbin will compete in his third Major championship after being handed a last minute invitation by the PGA of America for next week’s US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow.
McKibbin (22) will fellow LIV player David Puig and DP World Tour member Elvis Smylie in Charlotte bidding to improve on his tie for 46th in the US Open and joint 66th place finish in The Open last season.
He reached a career high of 97th in the after last season’s runner up finish in the Italian Open but while he ranked 115th this week, the PGA of America has added him to the PGA Championship field alongside world No 202 Smylie and 107th ranked Puig.
McKibbin has racked up two top-ten finishes on LIV this season and currently ranks 22nd in the individual standings.
McKibbin’s inclusion means that there will be four Irish players at Quail Hollow as he joins Masters champion Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and 2008 PGA Championship winner, Pádraig Harrington.
McKibbin’s inclusion improves his chances of winning Ryder Cup qualifying points.
He is currently 33rd in the race for six automatic places on the European team from the European Team Rankings which will be finalised after the British Masters on 24 August.
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