Troy Merritt hometown
Merritt began his professional career in 2008. Merritt won his first Nationwide Tour event, the Mexico Open, on September 6, 2009, with a 20-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff, defeating Australia’s Adam Bland. Merritt became only the third golfer to win a medal at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament by leading…
Merritt began his professional career in 2008. Merritt won his first Nationwide Tour event, the Mexico Open, on September 6, 2009, with a 20-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff, defeating Australia’s Adam Bland.
Merritt became only the third golfer to win a medal at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament by leading after every round on December 7, 2009.
He won by one stroke against veteran Jeff Maggert with a score of 22-under-par despite a double-bogey on the last (108th) hole of the six-round competition.
Merritt finished 125th on the PGA Tour in 2010, earning the final position needed to keep his card.
Merritt tied the course record at the Heritage on Hilton Head Island on April 17, 2015, with a 10-under-par 61, tying David Frost’s tournament record from 1994.
Merritt’s 61 came after Jordan Spieth, the 2015 Masters champion, shot 62 after a 74 in the first round.
Merritt finished third in the tournament, behind Jim Furyk and Kevin Kisner, earning a total of $401,200.
Merritt won the 2015 Quicken Loans National for the first time on the PGA Tour.
With a 61 in the third round, he set a course record at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club and held off all contenders to win by three strokes at 18-under 266.
At the 2018 Barbasol Championship, Merritt won his second PGA Tour event.
Troy Merritt hometown
Merritt was born on October 25, 1985, in Osage, Iowa, and raised in Boise. He played golf for Spring Lake Park (Minnesota) and Winona State University in high school and college (Minnesota).
After that, he attended Boise State University. For Boise State, he was named to the first-team All-WAC.
His parents were both educators.
He is a man 36 years old.
