Ryder Cup hopeful makes final PGA Tour decision amid Jon Rahm LIV Golf rumours
Claims that Adrian Meronk and Jason Day were set to follow Jon Rahm to LIV Golf have been dismissed, with the Pole confirming his PGA Tour membership on Wednesday
Adrian Meronk, who cruelly missed out on a place in Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup team earlier this year, has quashed speculation that he is joining LIV Golf.
The Pole was set to follow reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm to the Saudi Arabia-backed circuit, but Meronk decisively confirmed his future by announcing he has accepted a PGA Tour card for the 2024 season. The 30-year-old finished fourth in the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai this year, finishing behind only Rory McIlroy, Nicolai Hojgaard and Rahm, earning a card to play in America throughout next season.
However, it appeared unsure whether he would accept the invitation on Tuesday evening when a report from The Telegraph indicated not only is Rahm set to join LIV in a deal worth in the region of £450million, but Meronk and former world number one Jason Day were expected to follow.
“Excited for the next chapter,” Meronk posted on Instagram on Wednesday, accompanied by a graphic showing a PGA Tour membership card being added to his phone’s wallet.
Conflicting reports about Day’s future have emerged since the Telegraph article, too, with Australian Golf Digest insisting the 2015 PGA Championship winner – whose career has been hampered by vertigo in recent years – will play on the PGA Tour in 2024.
Although Meronk’s profile stateside is limited, his commitment is a welcome boost for the PGA Tour amid rampant speculation about Rahm’s likely departure. There are fears the Spaniard – who has remained silent amid the furore surrounding his future – could set off a second wave of an exodus to LIV after the likes of Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau joined when the breakaway league launched in 2022.
Meronk won the Italian Open and the Andalucia Masters in a highly impressive 2023 campaign, rising to number 48 in the Official World Golf Rankings and putting himself in the frame for Ryder Cup selection when Europe faced the United States in Rome in September.
Meronk – the main Pole to win on the DP World Visit – barely passed up programmed determination by means of the focuses rankings, and he was disregarded for a chief’s choice by Luke Donald, who was eventually justified by a 16.5-11.5 victory at Marco Simone Golf and Nation Club.
The news was an immense disaster for Meronk, however in the event that his structure keeps on moving in a similar course it seems unavoidable he will be essential for the 12-man European group teeing it up at Bethpage Dark in 2025.
Meronk is a trailblazer for Clean golf, turning into the main player from his country to take care of business at a PGA Visit occasion at the Beginning Invitational recently. His declaration video incorporated a message from comrade Jerzy Dudek, the previous Liverpool Champions Association winning goalkeeper, who said: “We are exceptionally glad for you. Partake in each and every second and the very best.”
