Adrian Meronk wins on Ryder Cup course; European captain takes notice

If Adrian Meronk is going to return to Italy this September as a rookie member of the European Ryder Cup team, his victory Sunday on the host course certainly boosted those chances.

Meronk, a towering 29-year-old from Poland, was the only player in the DS Automobiles Italian Open field to shoot under par all four days, and on Sunday he fired a 2-under 69 around Marco Simone Golf Club outside of Rome to edge France's Romain Langasque by a shot.

With European captain Luke Donald sticking around the tournament after missing the cut, Meronk made the most of his latest audition.

"It was definitely on my mind coming here, performing well in front of Luke," Meronk said. "I think it might help, but…