JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Troy Merritt’s focus has shifted after tying Liberty National’s course record in the first round of THE NORTHERN TRUST. Merritt arrived in New Jersey ranked 72nd in the FedExCup, just outside the cut line to advance to next week’s BMW Championship. Moving onto the correct side of that demarcation was his first priority when he teed off Thursday. Related: Leaderboard | FedExCup Playoffs primer | Scenarios: How to make the top 70 Now, he’s thinking about his third PGA TOUR triumph. Scores were low Thursday after Liberty National was soaked by rain, and Merritt was the lowest of them all. He shot 62 to take a one-shot lead over Dustin Johnson after the morning wave completed play. Merritt tied the course record set by Kevin Chappell in the third round of the 2013 NORTHERN TRUST. “We’re in a good position now to contend for the championship,â€� Merritt said. “That’s why we tee it up each week. Obviously this week, it’s a little bit different with just trying to get into next week … and now we can shift our focus from winning the golf tournament.â€� Merritt’s round came a little more than a year after he had a blood clot removed from his left arm. The operation was on August 4, shortly after he won the Barbasol Championship. That win, and his strong start to this season, gave him the freedom to have another procedure that fixed the cause of the clot. Merritt had a rib removed in January to relieve thoracic outlet syndrome. That condition is caused when blood vesssels or nerves become compressed between the collarbone and first rib. Merritt, who finished fourth in the season-opening Safeway Open, sat out until THE PLAYERS Championship. He still had a career-high four top-10s this season. He could end this season with the best FedExCup finish of his eight-year career. He finished 56th in 2015, the year he won the Quicken Loans National. He said the elective procedure has paid dividends in his swing. “I tended to get a little bit tight at the top of my swing, kind of where the rib was and I got a little bit quick at the top,â€� Merritt said. “Now I don’t get tight at the top and I can take my time and that usually helps out my tempo, and as a result, the swing’s been a lot better more often.â€� He hit 14 greens Thursday, gaining more than 3 strokes with his approach play. He made seven of the nine putts he faced from 7 to 15 feet and holed two putts outside 15 feet. He gained 4.5 strokes with his putting Thursday. A long par putt on the seventh hole, his 16th, may have been his biggest of the day, though. He had to lay up out of a fairway bunker on the par-4, leaving himself a third shot from outside 100 yards. He wedged to 15 feet and made the putt. Merritt has advanced to the BMW Championship, which is reserved for the top 70 in the FedExCup standings, just once. He was 110th in this year’s standings until his runner-up finish two weeks ago at the Barracuda Championship. A win this week would move him inside the top 10 of the season-long standings. “That putter was hot today and the greens were rolling beautifully and just took advantage of it,â€� he said.
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Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Noren | -120 |
Shane Lowry | +100 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – B. DeChambeau v B. Koepka | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Brooks Koepka | -140 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +115 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – C. Smith v M. Homa | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Max Homa | -140 |
Cameron Smith | +115 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – T. Finau v T. Kim | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Tony Finau | -145 |
Tom Kim | +125 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – R. McIIroy v X. Schauffele | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Xander Schauffele | -115 |
Rory McIlroy | -105 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – K. Bradley v J. Spieth | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Jordan Spieth | -125 |
Keegan Bradley | +105 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – V. Hovland v J. Thomas | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Viktor Hovland | -115 |
Justin Thomas | -105 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – H. English v T. Detry | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Harris English | -125 |
Thomas Detry | +105 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – J. Day v M.W. Lee | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Jason Day | -115 |
Min Woo Lee | -105 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – C. Morikawa v S. Theegala | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Collin Morikawa | -145 |
Sahith Theegala | +120 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – P. Cantlay v C. Young | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
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Cameron Young | +110 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – T. Hoge v W. Zalatoris | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Will Zalatoris | -150 |
Tom Hoge | +125 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – P. Cantlay vs J. Spieth | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Cantlay | -125 |
Jordan Spieth | +105 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – A. Eckroat vs T. Detry | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Austin Eckroat | -110 |
Thomas Detry | -110 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – H. English vs K. Bradley | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Harris English | -110 |
Keegan Bradley | -110 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – T. Finau vs B. Hun An | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Byeong Hun An | -115 |
Tony Finau | -105 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – L. Herbert vs T. Moore | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Taylor Moore | -140 |
Lucas Herbert | +115 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – T. Hoge vs M. McNealy | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Maverick McNealy | -120 |
Tom Hoge | +100 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – M. Hubbard vs A. Rai | |
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Aaron Rai | -115 |
Mark Hubbard | -105 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – S. Lowry vs K. Kitayama | |
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Kurt Kitayama | -110 |
Shane Lowry | -110 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – R. MacIntyre vs M. Wallace | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Matt Wallace | -110 |
Robert MacIntyre | -110 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – H. Matsuyama vs S. Theegala | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Hideki Matsuyama | -115 |
Sahith Theegala | -105 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – C. Morikawa vs B. DeChambeau | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Collin Morikawa | -115 |
Bryson DeChambeau | -105 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – A. Noren vs D. Burmester | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Dean Burmester | -115 |
Alex Noren | -105 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – X. Schauffele vs B. Koepka | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Xander Schauffele | -120 |
Brooks Koepka | +100 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – S. Scheffler vs R. McIIroy | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | -150 |
Rory McIlroy | +125 |
3rd Round Match-Up – S. Soderberg v B. Todd | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Sebastian Soderberg | -125 |
Brendon Todd | +105 |
3rd Round Match-Up – D. Ghim v L. Hodges | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Doug Ghim | -110 |
Lee Hodges | -110 |
3rd Round Match-Up – A. Tosti v A. Bjork | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Alejandro Tosti | -110 |
Alexander Bjork | -110 |
3rd Round Match-Up – L. Glover v A. Hadwin | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Lucas Glover | -120 |
Adam Hadwin | +100 |
3rd Round Match-Up – A. Putnam v T. Olesen | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Andrew Putnam | -110 |
Thorbjorn Olesen | -110 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – T. Hatton v B. Harman | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Tyrrell Hatton | -115 |
Brian Harman | -105 |
3rd Round Match-Ups – R. Fox v R. Holgaard | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Ryan Fox | -115 |
Rasmus Hojgaard | -105 |
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3rd Round 2 Balls – C. Ciganda / A. Valenzuela | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Carlota Ciganda | -120 |
Albane Valenzuela | +130 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2 Balls – A. Lee / M. Alex | |
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Marina Alex | +130 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round – Six Shooter – Group A – M. Homa / J. Day / P. Cantlay / M.W. Lee / C. Smith / J. Spieth | |
Type: 3rd Round – Six Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Max Homa | +350 |
Cameron Smith | +400 |
Patrick Cantlay | +400 |
Jason Day | +475 |
Jordan Spieth | +475 |
Min Woo Lee | +475 |
3rd Round – Six Shooter – Group B – S. Scheffler / B. Koepka / R. McIIroy / B. DeChambeau / X. Schauffele / C. Morikawa | |
Type: 3rd Round – Six Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
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Rory McIlroy | +375 |
Brooks Koepka | +475 |
Xander Schauffele | +475 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +500 |
Collin Morikawa | +550 |
3rd Round – Six Shooter – Group C – V. Hovland / H. Matsuyama / B. Hun An / J. Thomas / S. Theegala / T. Finau | |
Type: 3rd Round – Six Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Viktor Hovland | +330 |
Byeong Hun An | +400 |
Hideki Matsuyama | +450 |
Justin Thomas | +450 |
Sahith Theegala | +450 |
Tony Finau | +475 |
3rd Round – Six Shooter – Group D – H. English / R. MacIntyre / T. Detry / M. Wallace / A. Eckroat / M. Hubbard | |
Type: 3rd Round – Six Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Harris English | +350 |
Thomas Detry | +400 |
Austin Eckroat | +425 |
Robert MacIntyre | +425 |
Matt Wallace | +450 |
Mark Hubbard | +475 |
3rd Round 2 Balls – M. Kang / S. Kemp | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sarah Kemp | -110 |
Minji Kang | +120 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2 Balls – M. Khang / A. Lee | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Megan Khang | -105 |
Andrea Lee | +115 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2 Balls – M. Jutanugarn / A. Buhai | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ashleigh Buhai | -105 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | +115 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2 Balls – Y. Nishimura / A. Furue | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ayaka Furue | -135 |
Yuna Nishimura | +150 |
Tie | +750 |
Scottie Scheffler Specials | |
Type: Scottie Scheffler Specials – Status: OPEN | |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) | -250 |
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PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & US Open (Top 5 Finish) | +125 |
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US Open (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +200 |
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Win PGA Championship & US Open | +1200 |
Win PGA Championship & The Open | +1400 |
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3rd Round 2 Balls – P. Anannarukarn / N. Koerstz Madsen | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Nanna Koerstz Madsen | +105 |
Pajaree Anannarukarn | +105 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2 Balls – G. Ruffels / M. Saigo | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Gabriela Ruffels | -145 |
Mao Saigo | +160 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2 Balls – N. Korda / A. Jutanugarn | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Nelly Korda | -230 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | +250 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2 Balls – A. Thitikul / S. Mi Lee | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Atthaya Thitikul | -180 |
So Mi Lee | +200 |
Tie | +750 |
US Open 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Rory McIlroy | +1100 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Xander Schauffele | +1600 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Viktor Hovland | +2000 |
Brooks Koepka | +2500 |
Cameron Smith | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
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The Open Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +500 |
Jon Rahm | +1000 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Viktor Hovland | +1100 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Cameron Smith | +2000 |
Cameron Young | +2000 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Jordan Spieth | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
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Solheim Cup 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -140 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1200 |
Ryder Cup 2025 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -135 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1000 |