Northern Ireland's Tom McBain is set to make a shock switch to join Jon Rahm's LIV golf team on a lucrative multi-year deal.
McKibbin earned his PGA Tour card in November after finishing in the top 10 without a card in the DP World Tour's Race to Dubai.
However, the 22-year-old will forgo his first season on the PGA Tour to take the final spot in Rahm's Legion XIII.
He will join two-time champion Rahm, England's Tyrell Hatton and American Caleb Surratt in the four-player squad.
McKibbin will become the second player from Northern Ireland to move to LIV Golf after 2010 US Open winner Graeme McDowell joins the Saudi Arabia-backed tour in 2022.
The LIV golf season begins in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 6.
McKibbin is playing in the Team Cup event in Abu Dhabi this week and is scheduled to compete in the DP World Tour's Dubai Desert Classic next week.
The Hollywood golfer has also qualified for this year's Open Championship, which will be held at Royal Portrush.
McKibbin turned professional in April 2021 and won his first DP World Tour event in June 2023 at the Porsche European Open in Germany. He also lost in a playoff at this year's Italian Open.
