Adrian Meronk secured his third DP World Tour title, and third nationwide open, on the Italian Open with a victory that might spark a historic debut at this 12 months’s Ryder Cup.
The 29-year-old is the primary Pole to win on the DP World Tour and he’d change into the primary Pole to characterize Workforce Europe on the Ryder Cup if he have been to make the crew this 12 months. He’s additionally the primary Pole to earn a DP World Tour card, play on the PGA Tour, make a minimize within the US and attain the world’s high 50.
The document breaker is at present on the point of the six computerized qualification spots for Luke Donald’s aspect and appears prone to be in rivalry for a wildcard decide if he does not make them in what will probably be a new-look European aspect.
There will probably be no Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood or, most definitely, any LIV participant as a result of ongoing civil struggle between LIV Golf and the established PGA and DP World Excursions.
Meronk gained the Italian Open by a single stroke at 13-under-par
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It signifies that Europe will search for ‘contemporary blood’ and Meronk matches the invoice with wins on the Australian, Irish and Italian Opens over the previous 10 months.
These wins and lots extra excessive finishes have seen him rise to forty sixth on the earth and as much as 4th within the Race to Dubai rankings, placing him in prime place to earn a PGA Tour card for subsequent 12 months – with the highest ten finishers (who do not have already got one) incomes a card on the US-based circuit.
He’s now the Eleventh-highest-ranked European and has caught the attention of captain Donald forward of the conflict in Rome this September.
“Excellent win for @AdrianMeronk,” the 2023 captain tweeted. “Some stable golf performed all week and got here up with the precise photographs when he wanted them most, beginning to make successful a behavior. Effectively completed Adrian.”
Meronk himself has a watch on Workforce Europe, particularly after successful round this 12 months’s course.
“It was undoubtedly on my thoughts coming right here, performing nicely in entrance of Luke,” Meronk mentioned. “I feel it’d assist, however there’s nonetheless quite a lot of time left. I nonetheless need to work on my recreation and get higher to make the crew.”
Donald received a great take a look at Meronk throughout January’s Hero Cup, the place the Pole misplaced his first three matches however gained his singles match versus Callum Shinkwin as Continental Europe defeated GB&I 14.5-10.5.
Meronk is in the entire 12 months’s remaining Majors and can hope to climb the world rankings and decide up extra wins on the European circuit to safe a spot on the crew.
Meronk gained his first DP World Tour title at July’s Irish Open
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Workforce Europe seems to be set to function Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tyrrell Hatton, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood and one or two different established names, however the title of Adrian Meronk may actually be seen on the crew sheet come September.
Is he a lock for the crew? Maybe not simply but, however three huge wins up to now 10 months and a victory round Marco Simone Golf and Nation Membership may have put him proper up the highest of the record when Luke Donald thinks about his rookies for Rome.Â
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