LIV Golf star Adrian Meronk has hinted golf would be a better sport if the ‘PGA Tour went its own way’ and a ‘world-wide tour’ was created instead.
The two major organisers of golf have been embroiled in a civil war ever since the Saudi-backed LIV Golf emerged as the PGA Tour’s biggest competitor in 2021.
It’s suggested the pair have been in negotiations to combine the two tours, with a whopping £1billion deal said to be close.
If implemented, it would see LIV Golf own an 11 per cent stake in the PGA Tour, while assuming two seats on their board, including the coveted role as chairman.
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However, according to Meronk, who only joined LIV Golf earlier this year, it would be more exciting for the sport if the two weren’t connected at all.
Instead, the Polish ace has claimed LIV Golf should join up with several different tours from across the world.
Speaking in an interview with Golf Digest, Meronk stated: “I would love to see some sort of cooperation between the tours.
“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 world-wide 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.”
On his time on the PGA Tour, Meronk claimed it was a ‘lonely place at times’ - something he hasn’t had to deal with on the team-based LIV Golf tour.
He continued: “There were financial reasons as well [for joining the breakaway LIV Golf].
“It would be silly to deny that. I would be lying if I said otherwise. And I can’t imagine anyone would take me seriously if I did.
“But I have enjoyed being part of the team and travelling together. It has been a lot more entertaining and reminds me of my time at East Tennessee State.
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“It has been nice to have that support system around me. Being from Poland, I found the PGA Tour to be a lonely place at times.”
However, the 31-year-old revealed the Ryder Cup is currently the biggest driving force in his career, having missed out on Team Europe’s successful 2023 tournament.
Meronk stated: “Not making the Ryder Cup team definitely opened my eyes to the fact that I need to focus on myself, my career, my game and my life.
“I realised that the Ryder Cup is not the most important thing in the world. I would love to play, and if I perform well enough next year I could qualify.
“But it’s not my priority. Before the last match it was all I thought about. I was checking the rankings every week.”
