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Flying solo can't help Merrick make cut

Posted from The Washington Times storie... 260 days ago
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Strolling down the 15th fairway Friday, John Merrick had a slice of Congressional Country Club all to himself. It was Merrick, caddie John Rathouz, a scorer, a standard-bearer and nobody else. Gone was Bubba Watson because of allergies. Absent was Jeff Overton because of injury. The withdrawals left Merrick with the rare opportunity of playing alone for the final nine holes of his second round at the AT&T National. It isn't uncommon for a player to compete by himself during the weekend if the cut produces an odd number of players; the tournament usually assigns a club member to fill ... Emai... (original story)