Adrian Meronk came from four shots behind to overtake Casey Jarvis and win the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship by two shots on a gripping final day at St Andrews. The victory saw the LIV Golfer end a 1,078-day wait to claim his fifth DP World Tour title and regain his tour card for next season, as the Polish golfer posted a final-round score of 68.
Jarvis held a two-stroke lead coming into day four at St Andrews, and after getting off to a fast start with back-to-back birdies on holes four and five, he slumped, making bogeys on holes nine and 11. A thrilling finish unravelled, with Meronk, who held a two-shot lead going into the final three holes, giving Jarvis a chance to cut the gap on the 17th after the Cleeks GC player carded a bogey.
But Jarvis couldn't move within one shot, with the South African missing the green on the penultimate hole, going down for a bogey. It meant he would go down the fairway on the 18th needing to make an eagle to force a play-off, and despite driving to the fringes of the green, he was unable to sink a long, winding putt on the last, ultimately confirming Meronk's victory.
Jarvis, who posted a final round 72, would finish tied for second with Niklas Nørgaard, who carded three birdies in his final five holes to surge up the leaderboard. World No 979 Michael Stewart enjoyed a fairytale week, placing tied for fourth with Tommy Fleetwood, at 16-under. Brooks Koepka earned his first top-10 finish on both the DP World Tour and PGA Tour since March, joining Robert Mac Intyre at 16 under to tie for sixth place.
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