JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Toward the end of every PGA Tour season there’s almost always a player who gets hot at the perfect moment and rides that momentum deep into the playoffs. In 2014, it was Billy Horschel, who ended up winning the FedExCup. Two years later, it was Ryan Moore, who grabbed the final Ryder Cup pick for Hazeltine, the same year that Rory McIlroy started the playoffs outside the top 30 before winning twice, including the Tour Championship. And last year it was Bryson DeChambeau winning each of the first two postseason events en route to a third-place FedExCup finish.
Hoping to catch fire for playoffs, Merritt (62) lights it up early at Liberty National
