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GOLF – Poland’s Adrian Meronk shot a 1-under-par 71 under the lights in the final round yesterday and went wire-to-wire for a two-shot victory at the season-opening LIV Golf Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
It was the first career LIV victory for Meronk, who finished at 17-under 201 over the three-day event, and his first victory of any kind since the Irish Open in 2022 on the DP World Tour.
“With golf, you never know when you get a good form and perform, and that’s what happened for me this week, so I’m super happy that it happened in the first tournament,” Meronk said. “I will continue to work on my game, and hopefully I can bring more trophies.”
Spain’s Jon Rahm (67) and Colombia’s Sebastian Munoz (71) each finished tied for second at 15 under. Dean Burmester (65) of South Africa and Lucas Herbert (70) of Australia were tied for fourth place at 14 under.
Rahm helped Legion XIII to the team victory at 50 under, 11 shots better than Ripper GC. Tyrrell Hatton (70) of England, Caleb Surratt (71) and Tom McKibbin (72) of Northern Ireland all contributes to the Legion XIII cause.
Meronk opened his final round 2 under through eight holes and was able to counter bogeys at the par-5 10th hole, as well as the par-4 11th hole by recording a birdie at the par-4 16th.
“I kept telling myself that I’m still in it, I’m still tied for first, I still have six holes to go, I’m still playing well, so one shot at a time, and that’s what I did,” Meronk said of the consecutive bogeys near the middle of his round.
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