Tom McKibbin is Masters Bound!

Tom McKibbin didn’t just win the Hong Kong Open. He owned it. Wire-to-wire. Sunday 63. Seven shots clear of Peter Uihlein. That’s not a victory lap; that’s a coronation.

He walked into the final round clinging to a one-shot lead, the kind of margin that usually invites pressure, chaos, and collapse. Instead, McKibbin delivered a clinic. Two birdies in the first three holes. Another at the par-three eighth. Clean, clinical, composed. Still two ahead at the turn, but the tone was set: this wasn’t a chase—it was a takeover.

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Then came the back nine. The 22-year-old from Northern Ireland didn’t ease up; he accelerated. Five birdies in seven holes. Ruthless. Surgical. While Uihlein imploded with a quadruple-bogey eight on the 14th, McKibbin was already searching flights for Augusta. The trophy was sealed before the final putt dropped.

Only blemish of the round? A bogey at 18. His third of the week. A footnote in a masterpiece.

This is McKibbin’s second pro title. His first came at the 2023 European Open in Germany. But this one hits different. Asian Tour event loaded with major bait: winner gets Augusta and The Open. McKibbin, a LIV Golf star at 22, saw the prize and pounced.

“It was some of the best golf I’ve ever played,” he told R&A TV, still catching his breath. “Felt strange building that big a lead coming in. Weird feeling. But I just kept attacking the birdie holes—par-5s, short irons, wedges. Took every chance. Stretched it out.” And stretch it he did.

Now the rewards roll in. First Masters tee time in April. That slow, sacred drive down Magnolia Lane. First time ever. Goosebumps guaranteed.

Then Royal Birkdale in 2026—his third Open appearance. Links wind. Deep bunkers. History in the air. He’s ready.

At 22, Tom McKibbin isn’t just arriving.

He’s announcing.

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