Poland’s Adrian Meronk will attempt to win the second leg of the Australian golf majors double – the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship - after confirming he will return to Australia for the Summer of Golf for a second straight year.
His victory at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open in December was the first of three victories thus far on the 2023 Race to Dubai and he captured a fourth DP World Tour title at the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters earlier this month.
The win also saw him move inside the Top 50 on the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career, setting up an historic debut appearance at the Masters Tournament in April, becoming the first player from Poland to compete in all four Major Championships.
He has also confirmed he will defend his title at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open at The Australian and The Lakes golf clubs from November 30 -December 3.
“I am extremely excited to be heading back to Australia to defend the Stonehaven Cup, as well as returning to Brisbane for the Australian PGA,” Meronk said.
“Hopefully I’ll be leaving with another trophy after a successful two weeks in Australia.”
Meronk joins a strong PGA field that includes defending champion Cameron Smith, as well as fellow leading Australians Adam Scott, Min Woo Lee and Cam Davis.
The entry list also includes reigning Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit champion David Micheluzzi, who has earned playing rights on the DP World Tour for the 2024 season.
PGA of Australia CEO Gavin Kirkman said Meronk’s entry was just the start of a big international contingent heading to the PGA.
“We’re on the countdown now to what should be another wonderful Fortinet Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland,” he said.
“We’re delighted to welcome Adrian Meronk back to Australia after his very successful visit here last year which led to even more success for him in Europe in 2023.
“With the co-sanctioning agreement we have in place with the DP World Tour, there will be 60 of Adrian’s counterparts joining us for both the PGA and Open which adds even more quality and depth to both events.”
Golf Australia CEO James Sutherland added: “Adrian, Ashleigh and Kipp proved themselves worthy champions of this great event and we are excited to welcome back all three defending champions for the 2023 ISPS HANDA Australian Open."
Tickets for both the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship and ISPS HANDA Australian Open are available via ticketek.com.
The Fortinet Australian PGA Championship is supported by the Queensland Government through Tourism and Events Queensland, and Brisbane City Council via Brisbane Economic Development Agency.
