Tom McKibbin has been named Males’s Skilled of the Yr by the Irish Golf Writers’ Affiliation for the second yr working.
The 22-year-old from Co Antrim loved one other memorable yr in simply his second season on the DP World Tour, ending 18th within the Race to Dubai to clinch one in all ten twin memberships of the PGA Tour for 2025.
McKibbin grew to become solely the sixteenth Irishman to interrupt into the highest 100 on this planet rankings when he completed runner-up after a playoff in June’s Italian Open.
It was one in all 9 top-ten finishes recorded by the Holywood golfer, who made his main debut within the US Open at Pinehurst No. 2 and likewise certified for The Open at Royal Troon, making each cuts.
Co Kildare’s Lauren Walsh was named Ladies’s Skilled of the Yr as she marked her rookie season by ending 18th within the Order of Benefit on the Women European Tour.
A product of Castlewarden Golf Membership, the 24-year-old Wake Forest College graduate recorded 12 top-25 finishes, together with 4 top-tens.
She was third to Leona Maguire within the Aramco Workforce Collection-London, third within the VP Financial institution Swiss Women Open, fourth within the Jabra Women Open and eighth within the Amundi German Masters.
She went on to qualify for the ultimate stage of the LPGA Q-Collection, securing standing on the LPGA’s second-tier Epson Tour for 2025.
Royal Dublin’s Max Kennedy was named Males’s Novice of the Yr.
Winner of the Basic Hackler Championship in his remaining yr on the College of Louisville, he was runner-up within the East of Eire Championship and the European Novice Championship earlier than happening to finish all three levels on the DP World Tour Qualifying College, securing a European Problem Tour card.
Douglas’ Sara Byrne gained Ladies’s Novice of the Yr award for the second yr working.
She recorded six top-tens with the College of Miami in 2024, securing a Curtis Cup look at Sunningdale, the place she was unbeaten and performed a key function in Nice Britain’s 10.5-9.5 victory over america.
