Troy Merritt

Troy Merritt (born October 25, 1985) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour.

Troy Merritt
Personal information
Born (1985-10-25) October 25, 1985
Osage, Iowa
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceBoise, Idaho
SpouseCourtney Achter
ChildrenDodge, Scout
Career
CollegeWinona State University
Boise State University
Turned professional2008
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking82 (March 20, 2016)[1]
(as of January 31, 2021)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT42: 2016
PGA ChampionshipT54: 2015
U.S. Open58th: 2020
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Early life

Merritt was born in Osage, Iowa, but moved to Minnesota and played high school golf at Spring Lake Park. He played college golf at Winona State University until after his sophomore year, when he transferred to Boise State University.[2] He was first team All-WAC for Boise State and tied the school-record for a low round score when he posted a 62 (-9) in the second round of the District VII Shootout.[2]

Professional career

Merritt turned professional in 2008.[3] Merritt's first win on the Nationwide Tour came on September 6, 2009 when he won a $117,000 purse at the Mexico Open, beating Australia's Adam Bland with a 20-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff.[4]

On December 7, 2009, Merritt became only the third golfer to medal at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament by leading after every round.[5] Despite a double-bogey on the final (108th) hole of the six round tournament he won by one stroke over veteran Jeff Maggert with a score of 22-under-par.[6] In 2010, Merritt finished 125th on the PGA Tour, earning the final spot to retain a tour card.

On April 17, 2015, Merritt tied the course record at the Heritage on Hilton Head Island with a 10-under-par 61, matching David Frost’s tournament mark set in 1994. Merritt shot his 61 after Jordan Spieth, the 2015 Masters champion, recovered from an opening-round 74 to shoot 62.[7] Merritt finished the tournament behind Jim Furyk and Kevin Kisner, and earned $401,200 for finishing alone in third.[8]

Merritt recorded his first PGA Tour win at the 2015 Quicken Loans National. He set a course record at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club with a 61 in the third round and held off all challengers to win by three shots at 18-under 266.[9]

Merritt won his second PGA Tour event at the 2018 Barbasol Championship. He started with a 62 and a final round 67 gave him a one-stroke victory. The tournament was not completed until the Monday after bad weather during the tournament.[10] Eleven days after his win Merritt underwent emergency surgery to remove a blood clot that stretched from his chest into his bicep.[11] He quickly rebounded after the surgery, playing in the PGA Championship only six days after, although he would miss the cut by one stroke after rounds of 71 and 70.

Personal life

Merritt currently resides in Boise, Idaho with his wife, Courtney, and two sons.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Aug 2, 2015 Quicken Loans National −18 (70-68-61-67=266) 3 strokes Rickie Fowler
2 Jul 23, 2018 Barbasol Championship −23 (62-67-69-67=265) 1 stroke Billy Horschel, Tom Lovelady,
Richy Werenski

Nationwide Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Sep 6, 2009 Mexico Open −15 (69-68-67-69=273) Playoff Adam Bland

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2009 Mexico Open Adam Bland Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2015201620172018
Masters Tournament T42
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T54 CUT CUT
Tournament 20192020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT CUT
U.S. Open 58
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
The Players Championship 68 T61 72 CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2015
Championship
Match Play
Invitational 77
Champions
  Did not play

See also

References
  1. "Week 12 2016 Ending 20 Mar 2016" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. Boise State profile Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Gaylord Sports profile
  4. Merritt wins Mexico Open
  5. Unlikely pipeline: Boise State shining at q-school Archived 2009-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Merritt cruises to medalist honors at q-school; Fowler earns card Archived 2009-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Troy Merritt Ties Course Record at RBC". The New York Times. Associated Press. April 18, 2015.
  8. "Furyk wins RBC Heritage in playoff, Merritt finishes 3rd". KTVB. April 19, 2015.
  9. "Troy Merritt shoots 67 to beat Rickie Fowler by 3 shots". ESPN. Associated Press. August 2, 2015.
  10. "Troy Merritt wins rain-delayed Barbasol Championship, gains spot in PGA Championship". ESPN. Associated Press. July 23, 2018.
  11. "Merritt has emergency surgery to remove clot". Golf Channel. August 4, 2018.
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