LIV Golf star hits out at 'lonely and miserable' PGA Tour after $10m switch

Adrian Meronk joined LIV Golf successful arguable circumstances earlier this twelvemonth and has present revealed the reasons down his determination to permission the PGA Tour

Adrian Meronk, a prima of LIV Golf, has shed airy connected his decision to permission the PGA Tour and articulation the breakaway organisation. The 31-year-old Polish golfer joined LIV Golf successful February for their 3rd campaign and finished 17th successful the standings successful his debut season.

His determination to the Saudi-backed league followed his unexpected omission from the 2023 Ryder Cup. Prior to the tournament, Meronk had won 2 European Tour events, including the Italian Open astatine Marco Simone, wherever Team Europe triumphed successful the Ryder Cup conscionable months later.

He besides clinched his 3rd European Tour lawsuit of the play astatine the Andalucia Masters. Meronk revealed that helium sought proposal from respective players who played successful America and was not impressed by their feedback.

"If I'd played successful America, I would person had to basal myself determination and I would person been truthful lonely and truthful miserable, I think," Meronk told Gulf News astir his reasons to permission the PGA.

"I adjacent talked to Nicolas Colsaerts erstwhile helium started playing the PGA Tour, helium felt truthful lonely, helium didn't truly bask it. I was a small spot frightened of that, to beryllium honest. I wanted to play retired there, but proceeding things similar that played a portion successful my decision."

"Joining LIV Golf meant I could enactment successful Dubai, which is simply a spot that I like, and play less tournaments, arsenic I was exhausted past twelvemonth aft playing 27 times. I deliberation it was a large determination for me. It's fixed maine truthful overmuch beingness and enjoyment."

Meronk didn't clasp backmost successful his critique of the PGA Tour, describing it arsenic a self-centered environment: "It's similar a rat contention connected the PGA Tour – everybody is looking retired for themselves, and cipher talks to you," helium remarked.

Despite not making a splash successful the majors frankincense far, Meronk has his sights acceptable connected earning a spot successful Luke Donald's squad for the showdown astatine Bethpage Black successful New York travel adjacent September.

With ambitions to articulation the ranks of LIV Golf players specified arsenic Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm, Meronk besides noted that Sergio Garcia mightiness beryllium eyeing 1 past hurrah astatine the prestigious event. He disclosed that discussions astir the Ryder Cup person already taken place, albeit indirectly.

"I deliberation my manager whitethorn person spoken to him [Donald] astatine Wentworth, but I've not personally spoken to him astir anything," Meronk said. "Sergio, Rahm, Hatton – there's a batch of players connected LIV who privation to beryllium involved, truthful helium astir apt knows I americium up for it if I americium playing well. I judge if I play well, I tin marque it."