Adrian Meronk surged from 4 pictures behind to overtake Casey Jarvis and clinch the Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship by two pictures on a frantic closing day at St Andrews.
The LIV golfer ended a 1,078-day wait to say the fifth DP World Tour title of his profession and regain his tour card for subsequent season, because the Polish contender carded a final-round 68 for a 20-under whole.
Jarvis was defending a two-stroke lead getting into the ultimate day and after making a powerful begin with back-to-back birdies on holes 4 and 5, he stumbled, struggling bogeys on holes 9 and 11.
Meronk introduced Jarvis with a possibility to grab the title late on after he fell brief with a bogey on the seventeenth to chop a three-shot result in two.
Nonetheless, Jarvis additionally ended up lacking the inexperienced on the penultimate gap and endured a harmful bogey.
The South African required an eagle on the 18th to power a play-off, however was unable to make his putt, ending up tied for second alongside Niklas Nørgaard.
Poland’s Adrian Meronk holds the trophy aloft after his two-stroke triumph at St Andrews
Meronk escapes hassle on the seventeenth gap on his method to a final-round 68 on the Previous Course
Scotland’s Michael Stewart tees off on the 18th gap earlier than ending in a tie for fourth place
Winner Meronk stated: ‘It’s unreal. I by no means cry however this one feels particular. I’m misplaced for phrases. It’s been a tricky yr and to win right here after ten years since turning professional, it’s a dream come true.
‘After my drive on 18 I used to be fairly pleased with the place I used to be in and I used to be simply attempting to benefit from the stroll. It’s an incredible stroll while you cross the bridge, you go searching and see the folks and this historical past. After I was crossing the bridge I used to be fascinated about Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus strolling on the bridge. It was an ideal feeling and I actually loved the stroll.’
Scotland’s Michael Stewart – World No979 – had a surprising occasion, because the 36-year-old, who was enjoying on the Tartan Professional Tour final week, positioned tied for fourth with Tommy Fleetwood, at 17 below.
Brooks Koepka scored his first top-ten end on each the DP World Tour and PGA Tour since March, because the American joined final yr’s Dunhill champion Robert MacIntyre at 16 below to tie for sixth place.
