John Merrick
Height: 6'1" (1.85 m)
Weight: 170 (77 kg)
Age: 41 (March 20, 1982)
Birthplace: Long Beach, California
Residence: Long Beach, California
Family:
Wife, Jody; Chase Sampson, Gemma Marie
Education:
UCLA (2004, Sociology)
Special Interests:
Movies, watching sports, Los Angeles Lakers
Turned Professional:
2004
City plays from:
Dallas, TX, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURPast champion beyond 150 in 2021-22 FedExCup (thru 2022-23)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (1):
2013 (1) Northern Trust Open.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2006 (1) Peek'n Peak Classic.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
62 - 2013 RBC Canadian Open (Round 2)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#4 : 2013 Northern Trust OpenCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#73 : 2014 Frys.com OpenCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,188,000 : 2013 Northern Trust Open (Finished 1)National Team Selections
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 1 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 296 | 909 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 50 | 175 | 116 | 5 | $9,156,550 | ||
| 2022 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 239 | $19,502 | ||||||
| 2021 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 218 | $40,707 | ||||||
| 2019 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 249 | $13,611 | |||||||
| 2018 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 199 | $119,407 | ||||||
| 2017 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 216 | $74,648 | ||||||
| 2016 | 12 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 198 | $162,969 | |||||
| 2015 | 27 | 74 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 162 | $391,513 | ||||||
| 2014 | 25 | 83 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 133 | $516,148 | |||||
| 2013 | 23 | 79 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 39 | $1,969,478 | ||||
| 2012 | 26 | 79 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 72 | $1,084,628 | |||
| 2011 | 21 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 100 | $704,789 | |||||
| 2010 | 31 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 110 | $658,815 | ||||
| 2009 | 28 | 91 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 75 | $1,438,892 | ||||
| 2008 | 28 | 98 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 40 | $1,312,005 | ||||
| 2007 | 29 | 92 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 129 | $649,438 | |||||
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2014 | T75 | T55 | |||||||
| 2013 | CUT | CUT | T47 | T19 | T60 | ||||
| 2012 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2010 | T47 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| 2009 | T66 | T6 | T10 | CUT | |||||
| 2008 | T27 | T52 | T6 | ||||||
| 2005 | CUT | ||||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2013 | T50 | T53 | T18 | |
| 2012 | CUT | T20 | ||
| 2011 | T43 | CUT | ||
| 2010 | T68 | |||
| 2009 | CUT | CUT | ||
| 2008 | T38 | T33 | T60 | |
| 2007 | CUT | |||
Personal
- Married to the former Jody Schmidt, who was a member of UCLA's 2003 national championship water polo team.