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Sunday 4 October 2026DP World TourYear in Review
Meronk wins Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Old Course at St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 October 2026 · Adrian Meronk’s win no. 5 on the DP World Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Alfred Dunhill · three-course pro-am rotation (Old Course, Kingsbarns, Carnoustie); 54-hole cut; final round on the Old Course
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 28° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/12°C · wind 21 km/h SSW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/12°C · wind 33 km/h SSW, gusts 65 · 3.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/10°C · wind 23 km/h WSW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/12°C · wind 33 km/h SW, gusts 61 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Casey Jarvis RSA · 27054-hole leader by two; missed the green and failed to get up and down at the 11th, three-putted the 9th and bogeyed the Road Hole in a closing 72 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2026: Adrian Meronk Wins (Golf Today)
- Niklas Nørgaard DEN · 270closed with a 68, signing off with a birdie at the last, to share second two back Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2026: Adrian Meronk Wins (Golf Today)
168 started · cut -6, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Old Course at St Andrews, Kingsbarns Golf Links and Carnoustie Golf Links, Old Course at St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Adrian Meronk
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
4 October 2026
It's unreal, to be honest. I never usually cry, but this one feels really special and I'm sorry, I'm just lost for words.
Golf Today
4 October 2026
I was actually thinking about Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus walking on the bridge, and I was kind of asking for that good momentum, good energy from them, and it was just a great feeling.
Golf Today
4 October 2026
I'm super happy that I achieved that goal, but definitely I will have to reevaluate my goals for rest of the season and see what happens.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Meronk | 71 · 66 · 63 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Niklas Nørgaard | 70 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Casey Jarvis | 66 · 67 · 65 · 72 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Tommy Fleetwood | 70 · 68 · 69 · 64 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Michael Stewart | 65 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Brooks Koepka | 69 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Robert MacIntyre | 71 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 8 | Thomas Detry | 70 · 66 · 65 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | MJ Daffue | 66 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | JC Ritchie | 72 · 65 · 67 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1993-05-31, Hamburg, Germany; POL; turned pro 2016; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 527 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 527 -> rankAfter 145), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Ping G440 Max 10.5°, Fujikura Speeder Evolution V1 661 X
- Driver Ping Prototype 13.5°, Fujikura Speeder Evolution V1 757 X
- Hybrid Ping G425 18°, Ping Tour 85 X
- Irons Ping iBlade 4-PW, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Wedge Titleist Vokey SM11 50°, 54°, 58°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
- Putter Ping Vault 2.0 Ketsch
- Ball Titleist Pro V1
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