Luke Donald had a huge responsibility of selecting the right candidates for the Captain’s picks. And though he had around 13 to 14 names to choose from, there was one name who was definitely in contention for the event but sadly got snubbed.

As Donald went ahead with Ludvig Aberg, Tommy Fleetwood, Nicolai Højgaard, Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, and Sepp Straka, this DP World Tour pro who ranks no. 51 in the world and was expected to be named in the Ryder team instead of Højgaard shares his frustration over the snub.

DP World Tour Pro expresses frustration over Ryder Cup non-selection

Polish professional golfer Adrian Meronk has won this year’s Italian Open, he finished 5th on the European Points list, and 20 spots above Nicolai Hojgaard. Meronk thought these qualifications would be enough to earn him a place on the team but he was proved wrong. He was on a train to Geneva where he received an unexpected call from Donald. 

Meronk, who is performing in this week’s Horizon Irish Open, opened up about how he is feeling after the news of his non-selection, “It’s been an emotional time for me to be honest, from shock to sadness to anger and now I’m trying to turn it into motivation going into this week,” he said.

Shock filled him when Donald gave him the bad news. He added: “I heard from him (Donald) that it was tough for him as well but to be honest when he said I’m not going I kind of stopped listening.” It was very tough news for Meronk to swallow who was very confident of his selection. 

However, displaying great sportsmanship, he wishes the team good luck and looks to focus on his game and move forward. 

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Adrian Meronk finds support from parents and fellow players after disappointment

Meronk also revealed that he spent the last year preparing for the Ryder Cup and the news filled him with gloom. “On Monday, the first half of the day was just sadness and disbelief and then anger because the last year and a half I spent a lot of time thinking about this and that was my goal.” To cope with this, Adrian talked to his parents, psychologist, and his coach and received words of comfort from them. He also said that other players and caddies have called him and been very supportive of him.

Now keeping his emotions aside, this week he has to perform at the Irish Open and he says that he will be ready for it and give it his best as he always does.

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