John Sampson Merrick (born March 20, 1982) is an
American professional golfer.
Merrick is currently a member of the PGA Tour. He
was a member of the Nationwide Tour in 2006. He
gained his PGA Tour card by finishing 21st on the
money list in 2006 after his first professional win
at the Peek'n Peak Classic. He then went to Q-School
and finished tied for fourth. He was the first
player to improve his status through Q-School. After
finishing 135th on the money list in 2007, Merrick
went back to Q-School where he birdied the last hole
to shoot -5 to regain his PGA Tour card for 2008.
He won the Southern California Golf Association
Amateur Championship when he was only 19 years old,
making him the youngest person since Tiger Woods in
1994 to capture that title. In 2003 he medaled at
the Pac-10 Men's Golf Championships, leading the
Bruins to their first championship victory since
1985.
