Troy Merritt

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]

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]

In July 2021, Merritt shot 18-under par for 72 holes to tie with Cameron Davis and Joaquín Niemann for the lead at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Niemann was eliminated with a bogey on the first playoff hole. Merritt ultimately bogeyed the fifth playoff hole and Davis won with a par.^[12]

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

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

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2021	Rocket Mortgage Classic	Cameron Davis, Joaquín Niemann	Davis won with par on fifth extra hole Niemann eliminated by par on first hole

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.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2009	Mexico Open	Adam Bland	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

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

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

• 2009 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2013 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
• 2017 Web.com Tour Finals graduates

• Official website
• Troy Merritt at the PGA Tour official site
• Troy Merritt at the Official World Golf Ranking official site