San Roque, Andalucia, Spain (Oct. 22, 2023) – Not one, not two, not three…
 
Adrian Meronk made it four career wins on the DP World Tour on Sunday. The Buccaneer All-American rallied to capture the Estreall Damm N.A. Andalucia Masters from Real Club de Golf Sotogrande in Spain. 
 
Meronk began Sunday's final round four shots off the lead and the rainy weather didn't provide many problems for the former Buccaneer All-American. Meronk, who finished the tournament with three sub-par rounds, carded a 6-under 66 for the second straight day to finish with a 54-hole score of 16-under-par 272. Meronk held off Germany's Matti Schmid – who entered the day tied for the lead – to win by one stroke. 
 


"I am relieved, to be honest," said Meronk. "It was a tough tournament, tough weather, didn't have my best golf on the first day so to win the tournament is very special. I'm over the moon."

After beginning the final round with two bogeys over his first three holes, things didn't look too promising for Meronk. However, Meronk kicked things into gear with the first of two eagles on the day with a three on the par-5, No. 6. 
 
Three holes later he did it again.
 
Sitting 121 yards out following his tee shot on the par-4, No. 9, Meronk drained another eagle as his approach shot dropped into the bottom of the cup following one bounce off the green, allowing him to keep charging up the leaderboard.

"I didn't get off to a hot start, I was trying to talk to myself, stay positive," he said. "I was hitting good shots on the range in the morning so I knew I had the game.

"The eagle on the sixth gave me some momentum and then I believed and stayed super focused until the last putt, which I'm very proud of.

"That was the first time I hit the (ninth) fairway this week and just had a good number for my 54-degree (wedge), was hitting that shot yesterday on the range.

"Just hit a perfect shot, little draw, one bounce and in which was a great bonus for me and had me going for the back nine."
 
Following the turn, Meronk continued making his move. 
 
Meronk was two shots off the lead when he stood over a 42-foot putt on the par-4, No. 10 and the magical shots kept falling. Meronk made the long-distance putt to move within one shot of the lead at 13-under. From there, Meronk recorded back-to-back birdies on the par-5, No. 12 and par-5, No. 14, putting him at 15-under, but he still trailed Schmid by one shot with four holes remaining. 
 
Things then shifted on holes 16 and 17. 
 
Schmid gave a shot back on the par-4, No. 16, putting Meronk tied for the lead and the Buccaneer grabbed control with a birdie on the par-3, No. 17 to get to 16-under. Schmid parred his last two holes and Meronk registered the one-shot victory. 
 
With the win, Meronk has now made it victories at the Irish Open, Australian Open and Italian Open on the DP World Tour. Three of those wins have come this year as he moved into third-place in the Race to Dubai Rankings and back into the Top-50 of the Official World Golf Rankings. 
 
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