Adrian Meronk’s Daily Diary: I am on the cut mark with nine holes to play

Today was the second round of the €2 million Omega European Masters at Crans-Sur-Sierre in Switzerland on the DP World Tour.

Our originally published second round tee time was at 1.10pm off tee one. The match ahead of us went off on time when play was suddenly halted for almost three hours from 1.09pm local time, due to electrical activity in the area. Our revised tee time then became 4pm.

It is never easy to adjust, both physically and mentally, when there is a suspension in play.

What do you do during this time? Do you eat and rest, or go to the gym? Or what else?

Electrical activity

The last thing you want to do is to waste energy, especially when you have a full 18 holes ahead of you to play.

We eventually teed off after all the electrical activity had passed and I managed to par my first seven holes and then bogeyed the par 3 eighth and bounced back with a birdie on the ninth to be two under for the tournament after 27 holes.

It does not look like the second round will be completed tonight, with half the field still out on the golf course. The cut is expected to fall, as we speak, at two under par, so I am on the cut line, and I would like to get a few more birdies in the bag on my third nine of the week to be able to play the weekend a little more comfortably.

The leaders in the Clubhouse, are currently on 10 under par on 130, Marcel Siem (Germany) and Nacho Elvira (Spain), who both shot two 65’s, the latter player managed by Dubai-based Richard Rayment from Spotlight The Agency.

Time for reflection

When there is a suspension in play for a few hours there is always time for reflection.

To summarise my mood with golf and life at present: I love coming to Switzerland, Crans Montana is one of my favourite places on Tour all year round.

Overall, I am feeling strong and I have recharged my batteries over the last five weeks of not competing. My game is a little bit rusty, but that can only be expected and I feel I am getting sharper every day.

For this year my target is to win the DP World Tour Rankings and to get into the Top 30 of the Official World Golf Ranking. Lofty ambitions, but why not, someone has to do it! Off to the back nine holes of today’s second round.

Speak to you all tomorrow.

— Adrian Meronk, is a 29 year-old Polish golfer on the DP World Tour, sponsored by White Eagle Sport, an event organising company also based in Dubai.