By the time Jon Rahm announced that he will leave the PGA Tour and join LIV Golf at the end of 2023, the news shook the world of golf. Rahm was at the peak of his powers, having won his second major at the 2023 Masters, and had declared “loyalty” to the PGA Tour a year earlier.
But there was another major LIV sign at the same time, a young professional who had just captured the Player of the Year award in the European Tour.
That player was a Polish golfer Adrian Meronk.
Fast forward three years, and Rahm has officially confirmed that he will not be part of a rebooted LIV 2.0. And the same day, a new report from Eurosport journalist Jacek Person stated that, as with Rahm, Meronk’s time with LIV Golf has come to an end.
Adrian Meronk has “no intention” to sign with LIV 2.0: Report
Meronk may never reach the level of stardom that Rahm has, but he is a complete pro in his own right, and only the kind of golfer LIV 2.0 wants to sign.
Meronk grew up in Poland before moving to the United States to play college golf at East Tennessee State University.
After working his way to the European Tour (now the DP World Tour), Meronk took two wins in 2022 and then two more in 2023. Shortly after being snubbed from the European Ryder Cup 2023 team, Meronk was named Player of the Year.
A month later, announced that he was signing with LIV Golf for the 2024 season. Rahm had revealed his exit from the PGA Tour a few weeks earlier.
He played well during his time with LIV, capturing a victory at the 2025 LIV Golf Riyadh event. But after the Saudi Arabian PIF pulled funding from LIV and LIV filed for bankruptcyMeronk’s future with the league was up in the air, as is the case with all LIV players.
That no longer seems to be the case, at least for Meronk.
Wednesday, Eurosport’s Jacek Person reported on X that Meronk “does not intend to extend his contract with LIV Golf.”
If the report is true, it would be another big blow to LIV. But it wouldn’t be a complete surprise, especially given what Meronk did (and said) last week.
At the 2026 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Meronk shot a final 68 on the Old Course in St. Andrews to capture a two-shot victory.
It was his fifth career DP World Tour win, and it came at the House of Golf, no less.
On Sunday night after his victory, Meronk admitted that his latest DP World Tour triumph, which secured him status on the tour until 2028, would influence his decision on where to play next year.
“It’s a little unknown, to be honest,” Meronk said of his future Sunday night. “Obviously I came here after the LIV season was done to keep my status, to keep my rights to play for the next season. Obviously this helps me tremendously – a lot. So I have to reevaluate my goals, my schedule and how my future will be, but this helps a lot for sure.”
As for LIV, Meronk said there were “a lot of unknowns” about what LIV 2.0 will be, or if it will happen at all.
“It’s – it’s been strange. It’s been a very strange year on LIV, obviously finding out about the Saudis finding themselves and finding new investors. There are still a lot of unknowns that we’re not sure about,” said Meronk.
He went on to reveal that the uncertain nature of LIV’s future has made it difficult for him to make decisions about his own playing career next year and beyond, but that his win will force him to “reconsider” his options.
“And to be honest, it’s difficult from a player’s perspective to make a decision. So I have to wait and see. We still have a couple of weeks, but like I said, this helps a lot. I really have to consider it and see what happens.”
Now that reconsideration seems to have led Meronk to choose the DP World Tour over LIV.
LIV Golf terrible prospects after Rahm, the news of Meronk’s departure
Earlier Wednesday, Rahm’s lawyers said in bankruptcy court that the proposed terms for LIV 2.0 were “unacceptable” and stated that Rahm “will not participate further in LIV 2.0.”
The news has dealt a body blow to LIV Golf, which is desperate try to gain commitments from players to sign with LIV 2.0. Without a certain number of players on board, the league might not be able to secure the investment to restart next year.
Of course, not just any player will do. LIV needs some stars to stick around to give the new tour a chance of survival.
Outside of Bryson DeChambeau, Rahm was LIV’s biggest star and their best player. If Meronk won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and then publicly announced that he would sign again with LIV, that could have given some impetus to the league’s efforts. But with Meronk also leaving, there was no way to push the bad news. And it comes on the heels of another ominous move from a LIV star.
Last week, Sergio Garcia’s lawyers have filed a court filing asking that Garcia’s LIV contract be officially “terminated” to allow you to explore other career opportunities. That termination was granted this week. Although Garcia’s lawyers made it clear in their filing that the termination of Garcia’s contract does not necessarily mean that he will not commit to LIV 2.0, it is another bad sign for the upstart league.
In light of Garcia’s deposition, several other players have requested the same permission to terminate their contracts if they so choose.
