... a 5-foot par putt. It was his only bogey of the round and broke a streak of 45 straight holes at par or better. John Merrick held the lead several times during the round after making birdie on five of his first seven holes. But a double-bogey ...

... swept through Augusta after the second round. The scores reflected it, with plenty of numbers in the red, led by John Merrick with a 66. Mickelson, playing with Woods in front of a gallery that was 10-deep in places, provided many of the ...

... Numbers alone don't do this Masters justice. The lowest score of the final round was merely a 66 by Masters rookie John Merrick. Cabrera and Perry, the co-leaders after 54 holes, each closed with a 71. Campbell shot a 69 to join them in the ...

... Buys Homer's Bones." For non-Jacko-philes, it was a reference to Jackson's past acquisition of the bones of John Merrick, the famously disfigured "Elephant Man." And as topical as it may have seemed, Jackson is considered an evergreen ...

... N.C., Anthony Kim of La Quinta, Calif., David Miller of Daphne, Ala., Ricky Barnes of Stockton, Calif and John Merrick of Long Beach, Calif. Kevin Stadler of Englewood, Colo., son of PGA Tour pro Craig Stadler, Joe Affrunti of Crystal ...