Golf: Merrick wins first PGA title at Riviera
“Growing up here in LA, I had always wanted to come to this tournament,” says Merrick.
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February 18, 2013
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LOS ANGELES:
Southern California native John Merrick’s youthful dreams came true Sunday as he captured his first US PGA Tour title with a playoff triumph over Charlie Beljan at Riviera Country Club. Merrick led by as many as two on the back nine in regulation and shared the lead for much of the day as a tightly bunched leaderboard made for a tense finish. Now in his seventh season as a US PGA Tour member, he finally lifted the Northern Trust Open title, and a $1.188 million first prize, with a par at the second hole of sudden death — Riviera’s demanding par-four 10th. “Growing up here in LA, I had always wanted to come to this tournament,” said Merrick. “Now to go as far as to win it, that is definitely a dream come true and I cannot be happier.”
Published in The Express Tribune, February 19th, 2013.
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