Adrian Meronk Rules Out Signing With LIV Golf 2.0 League

Adrian Meronk has no intention of signing with LIV Golf 2.0, Eurosport's Jacek Person reported, days after the Pole secured his 2027 DP World Tour card with a win at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

What changed Meronk's position?

Before the Dunhill Links, Meronk had said he would "wait a long time" before deciding his LIV future given the uncertainty around the league's survival. His emotional victory at the Old Course on Sunday, his fifth DP World Tour win, appears to have settled the question by guaranteeing him a full card for next season.

Meronk, 33, has held DP World Tour status since 2020 and was one of eight players, alongside Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton, who struck a deal earlier this year to retain that status while playing LIV Golf. That arrangement only ran through the end of this season.

How does this connect to Jon Rahm?

Meronk's decision follows Rahm, whose lawyer told a US bankruptcy hearing on Wednesday that the Spaniard would not sign for LIV 2.0 and would end his three-year run with the league, calling the terms offered unacceptable. Several other players, including Cameron Smith, Byeong-hun An, Marc Leishman, Cameron Tringale and Matthew Wolff, had lawyers at the same hearing seeking similar free-agent status. Sergio Garcia separately asked for his own contract to be cancelled.

What does Meronk's exit mean for LIV Golf's finances?

Court documents list Meronk as owed $4.4 million, making him one of the league's larger player-creditors. Under a proposed financing deal with BC Partners, LIV Golf chief executive Scott O'Neil has until October 25 to get at least two-thirds of voting creditors, representing at least half of total claims, signed on to the new league format. That deadline has already been extended once, and further flexibility is possible while talks with players continue.

What happens next?

Rahm, as a team captain, leaving alongside Meronk raises the risk that other LIV players follow before the BC Partners deadline, with the league's restructuring still unresolved.