Adrian Meronk (born 31 May 1993) is a Polish professional golfer who plays on the

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. He won the 2022 Horizon Irish Open, becoming the first Polish golfer to win on the European Tour.

Amateur career

Meronk was born in Germany. He attended

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from 2012 to 2016. Meronk represented Poland in the

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. 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

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in 2015 and

, being part of the winning team in 2016.

Professional career

Meronk turned professional after the

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. He played on the

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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

win in the Open de Portugal, finishing two strokes ahead of

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. He finished the 2019 season 5th in the Challenge Tour Order of Merit to gain a place on the

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. Meronk held the 54-hole lead at the

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in November 2020, but a final round 76 saw him drop into a share of second place; 4 shots behind eventual winner,

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. In July 2022, Meronk won the Horizon Irish Open to become the first Pole to win on the

. He played the final four holes in 4-under-par to beat Ryan Fox by three shots. He then won his second title on the European Tour at the ISPS Handa Australian Open in December 2022 by five shots over Adam Scott.

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:

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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Challenge Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Poland):

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(representing Poland): 2015 *

(representing Europe): 2015,

(winners) Professional * European Championships (representing Poland):

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References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meronk, Adrian Polish male golfers Olympic golfers of Poland Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's golfers Sportspeople from Hamburg 1993 births Living people