Tom McKibbin ready for 'exciting' PGA Tour challenge after dramatically earning card

Tom McKibbin and Rory McIlroy shared an embrace after the 21-year-old told his fellow Holywood man his good news. 
Tom McKibbin ready for 'exciting' PGA Tour challenge after dramatically earning card

TOUR BOUND: Tom McKibbin and his caddie on the 18th green following their final round at the DP Tour World Championship. Picture: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images

Tom McKibbin earned a PGA Tour card with his last putt at the DP Tour World Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates on Sunday.

The 21-year-old closed out his final round in Dubai with a birdie, finishing tied for 11th and earning himself enough points to nab the final of the ten cards on offer. McKibbin finished just 10.43 points ahead of England's Jordan Smith in the rankings. 

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