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John Merrick |

Team: PGA Golfer
Age / DOB:  (31) / 3/20/1982
Ht / Wt:  6'1' / 170
College: UCLA

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John Merrick spun a 4-under-par 33-35=68 in the third round of the Wells Fargo Championship, good for the lowest round of the early wave and improving his tally to 3-under 213.
His round featured six birdies to just two bogeys on his lap around Quail Hollow. He had a chance to take it one deeper on the 18th hole after a brilliant approach to 5'4", but failed to convert the putt. This is his first real sign of life after his win at the Norther Trust Open earlier this season. Even if he only cracks the top 45, it will be his best finish since his first win. May 4 - 12:56 PM

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John Merrick

John Merrick enters the Wells Fargo Championship having missed the cut in his most recent two events in 2013.

Since his unexpected win at Rivera earlier in the year, Merrick has failed to do any better than a tie for 45th. He’s made three of his four cuts at Quail Hollow, never cracking the top 30. Given his form and course history, it wouldn’t be wise to count on him for anything more than a light paycheck this week.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Apr 30 - 8:23 PM
John Merrick

John Merrick shot a 4-under-par 35-33=68 in his opening round of the Shell Houston Open, finishing two strokes adrift of the early clubhouse lead.

Since breaking through at Riviera in mid-February, Merrick is 1-for-2 with a T60 at the 65-man WGC-Cadillac. He had also gone six rounds without breaking 70 until today. He went 5-for-6 in scrambling at Redstone, including par saves from 12'6" and 10'1" at the 16th and seventh holes, respectively. Ironically, his longest of five birdie conversions measured six yards at the par-4 first hole where his approach landed just off the green on the back edge.
Mar 28 - 2:14 PM
John Merrick

John Merrick has been removed from the published field of this week's Puerto Rico Open.

This is just a formality. Merrick qualified for the WGC-Cadillac Championship via the FedExCup points list. Even if he wanted to play in Puerto Rico, the PGA TOUR's bylaws would have prohibited it. Golfers cannot play in an opposite event if eligible for a WGC.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Mar 4 - 12:21 PM
John Merrick

John Merrick turned in a 2-under-par 34-35=69 in the final round of the Northern Trust Open and eventually bested Charlie Beljan with a par on the second hole of a playoff to earn his first PGA TOUR win.

Merrick took advantage of what Rivera Country Club gave him all day. He circled birdies at the easy par-5 first, the short par-4 10th and the par-5 11th to go with a chip-in birdie from seven yards on the par-4 seventh in regulation. He then navigated many landmines the rest of the way, bogeying just the par-4 third and par-4 13th holes to finish the week at 11-under 68-66-70-69=273. When the playoff began, he saved a par after a poor drive on the 18th and then took an iron off the tee on the par-4 10th for the second time today. He then wedged on to just inside 20 feet and calmly 2-putted for par. He then watched as Beljan just missed his 4'7" par attempt. This win gets him into the Masters, the WGC-Bridgestone and the PGA Championship. He also climbs 167 spots to 74th in the Official World Golf Ranking. The newly crowned champion will take a much-earned week off.
Feb 17 - 6:39 PM
John Merrick

John Merrick settled for a 1-under-par 36-34=70 in the third round of the Northern Trust Open and enters the final round in a share of second at 9-under 204.

Merrick went 17 holes before he found his first birdie of the day, but don't think that meant his scorecard was clean until then. He began the day with an eagle from 5'11" on the par-5 first, but quickly handed three strokes back with bogeys on three of his next seven holes. He added a second eagle on the par-5 11th from 46'4." His birdie on the par-5 17th meant that he played Riviera CC's three par 5s in 5-under. He was positioned to enter the final round two back of Bill Haas and in the final threesome, but handed back a stroke on the difficult par 4.
Feb 16 - 6:37 PM
John Merrick

John Merrick followed his opening 68 at the Northern Trust Open with a 5-under-par 33-33=66 in his second round.

For the second straight day, Merrick rolled in six birdies, the longest of which measuring 21'11" at the seventh hole, but he minimized the damage to just one bogey (after suffering three on Thursday). The bogey occurred at the par-3 sixth hole where he just missed the green short and left, and would eventually fan on a par save from 39 inches. He reached the mipoint in 8-under 134, one back of the 36-hole clubhouse lead.
Feb 15 - 2:35 PM
John Merrick

John Merrick carded a 3-under-par 33-35=68 in his opening round of the Northern Trust Open.

Merrick hit 12 greens and converted six birdies at Riviera today. His most notable par breakers dropped in from 10'11" at the seventh hole and 20'9" at 10. He also suffered three bogeys, missing all three par attempts from inside nine feet. The good news is that he's just four strokes off the clubhouse lead.
Feb 14 - 7:57 PM
John Merrick

John Merrick backed up his opening 68 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am with a 3-under-par 34-33=67 at Monterey Peninsula Country Club's Shore Course in his second round.

His only blemish of the day occurred at his first hole where he swallowed a bogey-5 at No. 1. Merrick then responded with four birdies, two of which on par 5s to post 7-under 135, one stroke off the 36-hole clubhouse lead. He'll play Saturday third round at par-72 Spyglass Hill, which was the only course of the three in play that averaged over par on Thursday (+0.385).
Feb 8 - 5:15 PM
John Merrick

John Merrick shot a 4-under-par 33-35=68 at Pebble Beach in his opening round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

He hit 13 greens in regulation and rolled in six birdies, the longest of which just 10'4" at the 11th hole. We're not going to be treated to too many long-range conversions on the host course since the putting surfaces average just 3,500 square feet. Merrick reached the clubhouse two strokes adrift of the lead. He'll play Monterey Peninsula Country Club's Shore Course on Friday.
Feb 7 - 5:54 PM
John Merrick

John Merrick will try and make his second cut in as many weeks at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Merrick missed his first two cuts of the season, but makes the trip to the Monterey Peninsula fresh off a T57 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. He hasn't made this event a regular stop, playing just twice but making the cut both times. A T39 in 2011 is the most he has to show for his time at scenic Pebble Beach.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Feb 4 - 9:41 PM
John Merrick

John Merrick’s 2012 season on the PGA TOUR was highlighted by a runner-up finish at the FedEx St. Jude Classic.

Merrick added an additional top 10 at the Wyndham Championship, tying for 10th. His play at the FedEx St. Jude Championship was hardly a surprise, sharing 11th in 2011. Most wouldn’t guess that he was an excellent 7th in ball-striking on TOUR, but was held back by a putter that left him 134th in strokes gained.
Mon, Dec 17, 2012 08:47:00 PM
John Merrick

John Merrick slid into the field at the Deutsche Bank Championship by virtue of ranking 98th in the FedExCup Standings.

Merrick missed the cut in The Barclays, but did just enough work in the regular season to earn a tee time at TPC Boston. His best finish at the Deutsche Bank was a T33 in 2008, and he’s since missed the cut in his two subsequent appearances in 2009 and 2011. His form heading into last week’s Barclays was solid, coming off of back-to-back top 15s. He enters the week 12th in ball-striking, but 160th in total putting.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Tue, Aug 28, 2012 02:40:00 PM
John Merrick

John Merrick has 17 points at the midpoint of the Reno-Tahoe Open, 5 back of the 36-hole clubhouse co-leaders.

Merrick hasn't finished worse than last year's T25 in four appearances at Montreux Golf and Country Club. His other three finishes are top 10s, so course history is very much relevant for the 30-year-old. Overall, he's hit 23 greens but needed just 50 putts en route to 12 birdies.
Fri, Aug 3, 2012 04:48:00 PM
John Merrick

John Merrick came up one stroke shy of his first PGA TOUR victory when he signed for a final-round 2-under-par 34-34=68 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic.

Merrick's day was perfect with the exception of a double-bogey six at the 12th hole. Otherwise, he was blemish-free with four birdies. He split half of his 14 fairways and held 12 GIR en route to his second runner-up finish on the PGA TOUR. He ended the week 11th in Strokes Gained-Putting and tied for 12th in GIR at 8-under 272. He is not in the published field for the U.S. Open.
Source: USOpen.com
Sun, Jun 10, 2012 03:01:00 PM