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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSTroy MerrittSection Player BiograPhies2BeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:3—2010 Zurich classic of New orleans.nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):2009 mexico open.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:3—Zurich classic of New orleans.2010 SeASon:Had perhaps the most dramatic final week of anyone ontour, securing the 125th and final tour card for 2011and capturing the $1 million Kodak challenge...the winnerof 2009 pga tour Qualifying tournament was one offour players making a first career start on the pga tourat the Sony open in Hawaii. opened with a 5-under 65to share the lead with five other players. Finished t20...Following seven straight missed cuts after a t15 at theFarmers Insurance open, snapped that stretch with a thirdplacefinish at Zurich classic of New orleans. matchedthe best birdie-eagle streak of the season with a 6-understretch in five holes (Nos. 7-11) during a final-round 67...Hovering around No. 125 entering the Fall Series, madefinal four cuts of the season to secure card for sophomoreseason...Bogey-free, final-round 67 for t30 finish at thechildren’s miracle Network classic was just enough tomake the No. 125 position on the money list after JohnsonWagner double-bogeyed the 16th hole. Immediately followingthe tournament, won the $1-million first prize inthe Kodak challenge in a playoff with rickie Fowler andaaron Baddeley with an 18-inch birdie putt on No. 17 atthe magnolia course. players had to post the lowest scorerelative to par on 18 of the 30 Kodak challenge holes towin. When asked what he would do with the $1 millionprize from Kodak, he said “the first thing I’m going to do isbuy my wife a brand-new car.”cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Despite a double bogey on the final hole, took homemedalist honors at the pga tour Qualifying tournamenteXeMPt StAtUS: 125th on 2010 money listFULL nAMe: troy Brian merrittHeiGHt: 6-0WeiGHt: 160BiRtHDAte: october 25, 1985BiRtHPLAce: osage, IaReSiDence: phoenix, aZ; plays out of SpurWing cc(meridian, ID)by one stroke over Jeff maggert. Became one of just threeplayers since 1992 to hold at least a share of the lead aftereach round of the six-round event, joining wire-to-wirewinner Scott Verplank (1997) and Frank Lickliter II (2007)Had not played in a pga tour event prior to 2010. madethe cut in 10 of his final 11 starts and ended his rookieseason No. 39 on the 2009 Nationwide tour money list.managed to make only two cuts in his first six starts andstarted heating up as the summer progressed. Earnedhis first career win with a playoff victory at the mexicoopen. rolled in a 20-foot birdie putt on the first extra holeto defeat australian adam Bland, who established thecourse record with an 8-under 64. Shared the 54-hole leadwith garth mulroy and fired a 3-under 69 to tie Bland at15-under 273. Had a chance to win in regulation but misseda 10-foot birdie putt. Winner’s check of $117,000 movedhim from No. 146 to No. 27 on the money list at the time.closed the season with six consecutive cuts made after thewin but struggled on the weekends and could do no betterthan a t39 at the Nationwide tour championship at DanielIsland to end the season. 2008: missed the cut in his onlyprevious Nationwide tour start, at the albertsons Boiseopen. Amateur: Won 21 collegiate tournaments while atBoise State, including seven during his senior year, and athis previous school, Winona State. Won an Ncaa-recordfive tournaments in a row at Boise. two-time all-Westernathletic conference first-team choice and two-time Wacplayer of the Year. Second-team all-america in 2007-08,all-Nicklaus team in 2007-08. Led the Ncaa in scoringaverage as a senior (69.53). played two seasons at WinonaState, a Division II school in minnesota, before transferringto Boise State. attended Spring Lake park (mN) High Schoolwhere he was an all-conference and all-state player in bothgolf and basketball.PeRSonAL:two brothers also competed in college athletics. olderbrother, Ben, played Division III football at Wartburg collegein Iowa. Younger brother, tim, is a Division III basketballFAMiLY: Wife, courtneyeDUcAtion: Boise State universitySPeciAL inteReStS: Spending time with family andfriendstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2008Q ScHooL: 2009nationwide tour Alumnusplayer at Luther college in Iowa. Father is a member ofthe Wartburg Hall of Fame after playing both baseball andbasketball for the school. Biggest thrill outside of golf washelping his high school basketball team reach the statetournament for the first time in school history. Favoritecourse he’s played is pebble Beach, looks forward toplaying St. andrews. Never travels without his cell phone.Favorite college team is the Iowa Hawkeyes. Favoriteprofessional team is the minnesota twins. Superstitionsinclude tying his shoes in a certain way/order. FavoritetV show is “Seinfeld.” Favorite movie is “the Shawshankredemption.” Favorite entertainer is robin Williams.Favorite books are the Harry potter series. Favorite foodis chicken enchiladas. Favorite athlete to watch is michaelJordan. Favorite cities to visit are Boise, ID, and Dubuque,Ia. Dream foursome includes Ed Davis, mark merritt andJack Nicklaus.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................71.49 (149)Driving Distance ...........................................288.2 (92)Driving accuracy percentage .......................59.37% (154)greens in regulation percentage ................65.48% (145)putting average ...........................................1.758 (36)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent themcgladrey classic/3career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, mostrecent 2010 the mcgladrey classic/3Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $435,200–2010 Zurich classic of New orleans/3career High official World Rank: after 2010 Zurichclassic of New orleans/236PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2010 29 14 1 1 4 331/138 $786,977/125total 29 14 1 1 4 786,977nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2008 12009 17 12 1 1 2 $151,821/392010 1 1 2,741/245total 19 13 1 1 2 154,563* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 10tHE pLaYErS 682-122 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com