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DETROIT (AP) — Troy Merritt took off his cap and briefly bowed his head to acknowledge a roaring crowd after the first ace of his PGA Tour career.

He didn't get to enjoy the moment for long.

Merritt's hole-in-one gave him a three-shot lead, but he gave a stroke back on the next hole with a bogey and shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday. Joaquin Niemann took advantage of the opening to share the third-round lead at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Niemann, who shared the 36-hole lead with Tom Lewis, pulled into a tie by two-putting from 46 feet at 17. He parred the final hole, the toughest one on Detroit Golf Club, for a 68.

Hank Lebioda (66) and Cam Davis (67) were a stroke back, and Brandon Hagy (68) was another shot behind. Lewis (71) was among six players three shots back with a legitimate shot on the relatively short course with receptive greens.

“The mindset will be make a few birdies, but don’t give any away," Merritt said. “Make them work to come and get us and hopefully it’s good enough in the end."

Rickie Fowler (68) was in a pack of 10 five shots back, while first-round leader Davis Thompson (72) was six shots back. After opening with a course-record tying 63, Thompson has played the last 36 holes in 1 over with rounds of 73 and 72.

The 35-year-old Merritt made his first hole-in-one on the PGA Tour — from 219 yards with a 5-iron off one bounce — to give him a three-stroke advantage.

Merritt was fired up, and the fans were, too, a year after no spectators were allowed to attend the 2020 Rocket Mortgage Classic due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It’s awesome to have the fans back out here, whooping and hollering the good shots," he said. “Commiserating with the bad shots and even hearing some of the comments you probably don’t want to hear."

After his bogey, he closed with with six straight pars.

Merritt, who is from Iowa, won his second PGA Tour title at the 2018 Barbasol Championship. The next year, he missed two months of competition due to a surgery that removed a rib after he had blood clot that run from his chest to his left elbow.

He entered this week with three top-10 finishes this year — including a pair of them in May — to put him within one of matching the most he has had in a year since making his PGA Tour debut in 2010.

Merritt moved atop the leaderboard quickly after starting his round Saturday at 9 under, one shot off the lead. He had four birdies through seven holes and lamented not having another, missing a 14-foot putt on the ninth hole.

His ace on the par-3 11th put him at 6 under for the day and he may have had a hard time composing himself.

“We had time to settle down before the next tee shot," Merritt insisted.

Merritt, though, missed the fairway to the right on the 493-yard, par-4 12th. Then, he was long on a chip and 14-foot putt, giving him a bogey and cutting his lead to a stroke.

The 22-year-old Niemann had two birdies over his last five holes to put him in a position to win for the second time on tour. He became the first player from Chile to win on the PGA Tour at The Greenbrier in 2019.

“Everybody’s going to have their own moment and I had my moment pretty early," said Niemann, who has four top-10 finishes this season.

Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau missed the cut and left Detroit without speaking with reporters, leaving lingering questions about making a caddie change on the eve of the tournament that he didn't address in an Instagram post.

“Did not have my best this week, but that is golf sometimes," DeChambeau wrote.

Follow Larry Lage at https://twitter.com/LarryLage

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DETROIT (AP) — Troy Merritt took off his cap and briefly bowed his head to acknowledge a roaring crowd after the first ace of his PGA Tour career.

He didn't get to enjoy the moment for long.

Niemann, who shared the 36-hole lead with Tom Lewis, pulled into a tie by two-putting from 46 feet at 17. He parred the final hole, the toughest one on Detroit Golf Club, for a 68.

“The mindset will be make a few birdies, but don’t give any away," Merritt said. “Make them work to come and get us and hopefully it’s good enough in the end."

The 35-year-old Merritt made his first hole-in-one on the PGA Tour — from 219 yards with a 5-iron off one bounce — to give him a three-stroke advantage.

Merritt was fired up, and the fans were, too, a year after no spectators were allowed to attend the 2020 Rocket Mortgage Classic due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

After his bogey, he closed with with six straight pars.

His ace on the par-3 11th put him at 6 under for the day and he may have had a hard time composing himself.

“We had time to settle down before the next tee shot," Merritt insisted.

Merritt, though, missed the fairway to the right on the 493-yard, par-4 12th. Then, he was long on a chip and 14-foot putt, giving him a bogey and cutting his lead to a stroke.

“Everybody’s going to have their own moment and I had my moment pretty early," said Niemann, who has four top-10 finishes this season.

“Did not have my best this week, but that is golf sometimes," DeChambeau wrote.

Follow Larry Lage at https://twitter.com/LarryLage

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With a 9-under 62, Troy Merritt equaled the Liberty National course record and took a one-shot lead over Dustin Johnson at The Northern Trust in Jersey City, N.J., on Thursday.

Kevin Kisner and Jon Rahm each fired a 7-under 64 to sit two shots back of Merritt after Round 1.

Rory McIlroy is among four players sitting three shots off the lead at 6-under, while world No. 1 Brooks Koepka finished 1-under.

Tiger Woods struggled Thursday, finishing at 4-over par, and acknowledged afterward he "went the wrong way."

A storm prevented the public from watching until 10 a.m. ET, almost three hours after the round started.

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With a 9-under 62, Troy Merritt equaled the Liberty National course record and took a one-shot lead over Dustin Johnson at The Northern Trust in Jersey City, N.J., on Thursday.

Kevin Kisner and Jon Rahm each fired a 7-under 64 to sit two shots back of Merritt after Round 1.

Rory McIlroy is among four players sitting three shots off the lead at 6-under, while world No. 1 Brooks Koepka finished 1-under.

Tiger Woods struggled Thursday, finishing at 4-over par, and acknowledged afterward he "went the wrong way."

A storm prevented the public from watching until 10 a.m. ET, almost three hours after the round started.

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Former world No. 1 Martin Kaymer joins Troy Merritt and Kyoung-Hoon Lee for a three-way tie atop the leaderboard at the Memorial Tournament after Friday's second round.

Kaymer followed his 67 from Thursday with a 4-under 68 in Round 2. He bogeyed his final hole to give up sole possession of the lead.

Merritt shot 6-under 66 with Lee coming in one worse to sit at 9-under par after 36 holes.

Jordan Spieth stands alone in fourth at 8-under. His putter wasn't nearly as hot as it was in Round 1, but his 2-under 70 performance puts him in a great position for the third straight week.

Five players sit two shots back of the leaders, including Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, and Patrick Cantlay.

Justin Rose turned in the round of the day. He fired a 9-under 62, including an eagle-birdie-eagle stretch that saw him vault up the leaderboard. His playing partner, Tiger Woods, carded a 72 to sneak inside the cut by two shots, a performance he called a "mixed bag."

There's a laundry list of players who failed to make the cut at the Memorial. Rory McIlroy, Matt Kuchar, Jason Day, Justin Thomas, and Phil Mickelson are all world-class golfers who are heading home early.

40:Tade,

Former world No. 1 Martin Kaymer joins Troy Merritt and Kyoung-Hoon Lee for a three-way tie atop the leaderboard at the Memorial Tournament after Friday's second round.

Kaymer followed his 67 from Thursday with a 4-under 68 in Round 2. He bogeyed his final hole to give up sole possession of the lead.

Merritt shot 6-under 66 with Lee coming in one worse to sit at 9-under par after 36 holes.

Jordan Spieth stands alone in fourth at 8-under. His putter wasn't nearly as hot as it was in Round 1, but his 2-under 70 performance puts him in a great position for the third straight week.

Five players sit two shots back of the leaders, including Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, and Patrick Cantlay.

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Troy Merritt underwent emergency surgery to remove a large blood clot from his left arm Friday, two weeks after winning the Barbasol Championship, according to Rex Hoggard of Golf Channel.

The 32-year-old, who returned to his home in Idaho after last week's Canadian Open, said he's experienced pain in his arm for about a month. An ultrasound revealed the clot stretched from his chest down to his biceps.

Merritt remains optimistic about participating in next week's PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Mo.

"I plan on making the trip and see how my body does each day," Merritt said. "I'm still planning on teeing it up come Thursday morning."

If he is healthy enough to play, it will be Merritt's third appearance at a PGA Championship.

42:T45e,

Troy Merritt underwent emergency surgery to remove a large blood clot from his left arm Friday, two weeks after winning the Barbasol Championship, according to Rex Hoggard of Golf Channel.

Merritt remains optimistic about participating in next week's PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Mo.

"I plan on making the trip and see how my body does each day," Merritt said. "I'm still planning on teeing it up come Thursday morning."

If he is healthy enough to play, it will be Merritt's third appearance at a PGA Championship.

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