Tour pro ‘likes idea’ of PGA Tour going own way and LIV Golf merging with DP World Tour

Adrian Meronk admits he ‘likes the idea’ of the PGA Tour going its own way and LIV Golf, the DP World Tour and Asian Tour all potentially coming together in the future.

Report: LIV Golf star Adrian Meronk open to the idea of the PGA Tour going its own way and all other Tours coming together in the future.

Polish LIV Golf sensation, Meronk, 31, expounded his frustrations to Golf Digest’s John Huggan before joining the season-closing DP World Tour Championship.

Currently the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf financiers the Saudi PIF are in discussions in an attempt to arrive at a new understanding in an effort to assist in an integration of the professional tour.

It is said that PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan and Saudi PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan had face-to-face confrontations when they crossed each other during the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Pro- Am at the Home of Golf last month.

But as the negotiations remain unscheduled there are some outspoken rumors going around the industry in the current days stating that the PGA Tour may get separated and the DP World Tour may establish a worldwide tour together with LIV Golf and the Asian Tour.

That is music to the ears of Meronk.

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“I would love to see some sort of cooperation between the tours,” Meronk told Golf Digest.

“All the fines and not having proper World Rankings makes no sense. I don’t even look at the rankings anymore. But, on the other hand, it wouldn’t be the worst thing if the PGA Tour went its own way and everyone else got together and created a worldwide tour everywhere except the United States. I like that idea. It would be awesome. The Asian Tour is flourishing right now, so maybe that will happen.”

While Meronk is unsure what the future holds for the professional game, he admits his sole focus will be on LIV Golf in 2025.

“I have enjoyed my time there on the Cleeks team,” said Meronk.

“The competition is strong, especially at the top end. To finish in the top 10, you have to play very good golf. I played just okay this year and finished only 18th [with earning just short of $5.5 million] on the money list. But I certainly have no regrets about the decision I made.”

The giant Pole was recently readmitted to the DP World Tour alongside all his LIV Golf counterparts, Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton.

That was after the trio had sought to reduce the fines for having defected to the Saudi-bankrolled LIV Golf League in the last season.

As for Meronk, he is ranked 43rd in the Race to Dubai entering this week’s season-ender.

He is training with new golf swing coach Jerome Theunis.

Meronk could only biting his lips after being given no wildcard selection for the 2023 Ryder Cup side through Europe at the hands of Luke Donald.

Then there was a call that he followed which he has barely moved passed now, almost done with the feeling.

“Not making the Ryder Cup team certainly drew my attention to the reality of the situation that I need to take care of myself, my future, my career, my game and my life,” Meronk told Huggan.

I came to understand that the Ryder Cup is not really a big issue in this life. I would like to play and if I reach the right standard next year I think I can play. But it’s not my priority. Before the final game it was the only thing on my mind. I used to look at the rankings at the micro level all the weeks of the tournament.”