LIV Golf star Adrian Meronk has opened up about his move to the Saudi backed tour and blamed his Ryder Cup snub as a key factor in going.
Meronk was overlooked by captain Luke Donald for the clash in Rome, with Donald eventually selecting the likes of Sepp Straka and Shane Lowry over the Polish star. This, despite Meronk being the top player on the DP World Tour at the time.
Of course, Europe went on to win comfortably anyway and Meronk’s exclusion was quickly overlooked.
However, Meronk himself has not forgotten and he’s explained how the snub by Donald and Europe influenced his move to LIV.
Adrian Meronk says Ryder Cup snub helped him make LIV decision
Speaking openly in an interview for The Telegraph, the Polish golfer admitted that Europe and Donald’s call had swayed him towards LIV.
“I don’t know, but I would probably not have come to LIV if I had played in the Ryder Cup. What happened definitely made my choice easier. You know, what I went through just made it easier to care more about myself and not care what other people think of me, or what other people want me to do,” Meronk said.
“What happened with the Ryder Cup just opened my eyes as to how everything works. Yeah, and that in life, especially when you are a professional athlete, it is not your whole life. You just have to make sure that your family is good and that you are good and feeling good.”
Meronk is part of the the Cleeks GC team with LIV, alongside fellow Europeans Richard Bland, Martin Kaymer, and Kalle Samooja.
The 30-year-old still qualifies for the DP Tour for next year having played in four events before moving over to LIV this year. That means, as it stands, he could make a run for the European team in 2025.
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