Before the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund-backed LIV Golf changed the sport forever, the Premier Golf League was trying to get off the ground and rival the PGA Tour

The PGA Tour knew there was trouble on the horizon when the concept of the Premier Golf League (PGL) appeared. However, it was the arrival of the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) supported LIV Golf that truly shook the foundations of traditional golfing structures.

Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin consulted the world No. 3, who advised him to accept the PGA Tour card but the 22-year-old appears to be going to the rival circuit.

Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm will go up against each other in Dubai this week, and the pair are in disagreement over the current state of men's professional golf amid the PGA Tour-LIV fallout

The two Northern Irish golfers have been close in the past, but a move to the rival tour could ruin that relationship.

The ongoing rift in the golf world has created plenty of wild narratives, and another appeared to be developing this week when PGA Tour loyalist Rory McIlroy publicly advised friend and fellow Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin against going to LIV Golf.

Rory McIlroy expressed disappointment at the idea of fellow Ulsterman Tom McKibbin potentially going to LIV Golf instead of the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.

Rory McIlroy said he cautioned Tom McKibbin against joining LIV Golf because he did not believe that his protege was ready for all that it entails at this point of his young career.