Adrian Meronk

Adrian Meronk (born 31 May 1993) is a Polish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2019 Open de Portugal.

Adrian Meronk
Personal information
Born (1993-05-31) 31 May 1993
Hamburg, Germany
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb; 14 st)
Nationality Poland
Career
CollegeEast Tennessee State University
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1

Amateur career

Meronk was born in Germany. He attended East Tennessee State University from 2012 to 2016.[1] Meronk represented Poland in the Eisenhower Trophy in 2012, 2014, 2016. In 2012 he was tied for 7th place as an individual. In 2016 Poland finished 8th with Meronk tied for 3rd place as an individual. He also played for Europe in the Arnold Palmer Cup in 2015 and 2016, being part of the winning team in 2016.

Professional career

Meronk turned professional after the 2016 Eisenhower Trophy. He played on the Challenge Tour in 2017 and was runner-up in the Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge finishing 30th in the Order of Merit. Meronk played on the Challenge Tour again in 2018 but had a disappointing season and finished 48th in the Order of Merit with just one top-10 finish.

Meronk had a good start to the 2019 Challenge Tour season. He was tied for 7th place in his first two events and then solo 3rd in the D+D Real Czech Challenge. In September he had his first Challenge Tour win in the Open de Portugal, finishing two strokes ahead of Sebastián García Rodríguez. He finished the 2019 season 5th in the Challenge Tour Order of Merit to gain a place on the 2020 European Tour.

Meronk held the 54-hole lead at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in November 2020, but a final round 76 saw him drop into a share of second place; 4 shots behind eventual winner, Christiaan Bezuidenhout.[2]

Amateur wins
  • 2010 Polish Junior Championship, Polish Amateur
  • 2011 Polish Junior Championship
  • 2012 TOYA Polish Junior
  • 2014 Polish Amateur, Inverness Intercollegiate, Wolfpack Intercollegiate (co-medalist)
  • 2015 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate
  • 2016 Southern Conference Championship

Source:[3]

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 15 Sep 2019 Open de Portugal −15 (67-72-68-66=273) 2 strokes Sebastián García Rodríguez

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2017 Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge Jens Dantorp Lost to eagle on first extra hole

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References
  1. "East Tennessee State Athletics Men's Golf 2015-16 Roster Adrian Meronk". East Tennessee State University. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. "Christiaan Bezuidenhout claims win at Alfred Dunhill Championship". Polish News. 29 November 2020.
  3. "Adrian Meronk". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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