Rory McIlroy: It would be a little disappointing for me if Tom McKibbin moved to LIV Golf

Rory McIlroy has advised his fellow Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin against switching to LIV Golf. Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Rory McIlroy has advised his fellow Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin against switching to LIV Golf.

McKibbin has been linked with a move to the Saudi-backed circuit recently although there is yet to be official confirmation that he has decided to give up the PGA Tour card he claimed last November.