One Direction star Horan invites Tom McKibbin to play in NI Open

One Direction star Niall Horan invites 13-year-old Tom McKibbin to play in the Northern Ireland Open Challenge Tour event at Galgorm Castle in July.

Horan has decided to become involved in the Challenge Tour through his new golf company Modest Management.

Tom, from Newtownabbey in County Antrim, won the Junior World Championships in 2015 and played with Rory McIlroy in the pro-am tournament prior to the Irish Open last week.