Henrik to grab win in sudden death play-off
Dubai on 18 a couple of years ago. I tried to repeat that and I was close the first time – the second time I pulled it off, though.
“It feels great to win. It’s been a couple of years since my last win, so I was really chasing another one and today was the day, so it feels great.
“I’m just going to keep going next week in Oman. Hopefully I’ll play well there again – I love the place over there and I’m looking forward to another great week and hopefully I can do enough to get a European Tour card.”
Meronk had led for much of the day, the young Pole not dropping a shot all round as he set the clubhouse target at 15-under-par with a closing round of 67.
Dantorp, however, was three groups behind him and, after birdieing 14 to close the gap to one, narrowly missed his eagle on the last hole, settling for a similarly bogey-free 68 to reach 15-under also.
Meronk can console himself with a spot in the Grand Final field – knowing only a top-two finish would suffice to move up enough from 79th.
Clément Sordet, playing alongside Meronk, took third place on 14-under-par, with Christopher Mivis, Gavin Moynihan and Cormac Sharvin one shot further back in a share of fourth.
Overnight leader, America’s Chase Koepka, brother of US Open champion Brooks, dropped shots early and never recovered, his closing round of 74 leaving him in a share of 15th place.