Adrian Meronk, 29, became the first golfer from Poland to win on the DP World Tour with a closing 66 at Mount Juliet Estate.
I knew I had to make a couple of good swings on the last hole, so to hit such a good shot to the 18th green makes me super proud. Scotsman David Law, American John Catlin (the 2020 champion here) and Fabrizio Zanotti of Paraguay claimed the Open Championship spots available to the three leading players in the top 10 not already exempt for the 150th playing of golf’s most historic event. But four years on from losing a playoff to Russell Knox in almost the cruelest manner possible—the Scot holed from around 40 feet on the 72nd green to get into a playoff, then made another putt of similar length for the victory on the first extra hole—Fox again came up just short in the Irish Open. Still, his closing 64 was the low round of the final day and further evidence of the form that has seen him shoot par or better in 43 of his 52 rounds on the DP World Tour this year. I was imagining this picture last night, what it might look like on the 18th hole, and it was just as I thought it would be. It was such a relief to make the eagle putt on the [par-5] 17th. “I’ve been coming close a couple of times this year, so to finally open the door is a dream come true.
Adrian Meronk held off a final-round charge from New Zealander Ryan Fox to win the Irish Open at Mount Juliet Estate in County Kilkenny on Sunday.
"It means a lot," Meronk said. Fox shot his second 64 of the event to finish three shots back at 17-under, while South African Thriston Lawrence was another shot back at 16-under. "As I said before, it's one of my roles to just grow the game in Poland because it's still quite small but hopefully this will help a lot so I'll just keep going and, yeah, hopefully there will be a lot of new people to the game in Poland."
Adrian Meronk became Poland's first winner on the DP World Tour Sunday with a superb closing stretch at Mount Juliet for a 6-under 66 and a three-shot ...
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Adrian Meronk produced a brilliant scoring burst to claim the Horizon Irish Open and become the first Polish winner in the history of the DP World Tour.
“Happened to be in between clubs, went for a draw and pulled it a little bit. To hit such a good shot on the last hole, I’m super proud of myself and my caddie.” “I think my mom and dad actually have a holiday booked that week. To have my first one at St Andrews will be a bit amazing. I’m super excited (to win) here in Ireland, such a great history. “I’m not stopping, I’m gonna keep going forward and it’s just another step for me.
Adrian Meronk produced a remarkable finish to become the first Polish winner in DP World Tour history with an impressive victory at the Horizon Irish Open.
That's what we practice for every day and it's such a relief - I'm super happy!" A brilliant eagle from just off the 17th green took Meronk three clear heading to the par-four last, where the 29-year-old found the middle of the green with his approach and two-putted for a winning par. Meronk posts a final-round 66 to finish three clear of Ryan Fox and secure a maiden DP World Tour title; David Law, John Catlin and Fabrizio Zanotti qualify for The 150th Open via the Open Qualifying Series after all finishing tied-fourth
THOMASTOWN, Ireland (AP) — Adrian Meronk became Poland's first winner on the DP World Tour Sunday with a superb closing stretch at Mount Juliet for a ...
He was sprayed with a bottle of champagne and then took a drink before raising it to the gallery. Meronk made sure there was no tight finish in Ireland. His big run started with a 25-foot birdie putt that broke sharply to the left on the 15th hole to tie Fox for the lead. He had finished two shots behind in Qatar and Catalunya this year, and a month ago missed the Dutch Open playoff by one shot. Meronk, who played college golf at East Tennessee State, will be the first Polish player in the Open Championship at St. Andrews in two weeks. Meronk played so well over the closing stretch that it didn't matter. “It's such a relief,” Meronk said.
Meronk, who played collegiately at East Tennessee State, will become the first Polish native to play in the British Open in two weeks.
He was sprayed with a bottle of champagne and then took a drink before raising it to the gallery. He had finished two shots behind in Qatar and Catalunya this year, and a month ago missed the Dutch Open playoff by one shot. Meronk made sure there was no tight finish in Ireland. His big run started with a 25-foot birdie putt that broke sharply to the left on the 15th hole to tie Fox for the lead. Meronk, who played college golf at East Tennessee State, will be the first Polish player in the British Open at St. Andrews in two weeks. Meronk played so well over the closing stretch that it didn’t matter. “It’s such a relief,” Meronk said.