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Unknown Merritt takes first PGA win at National

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Troy Merritt watches his tee shot on the 15th hole during the final round of the Quicken Loans National at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club on August 2, 2015 in Gainesville, Virginia

Gainesville (United States) (AFP) - American Troy Merritt fired a four-under par 67, closing with a 35-foot birdie putt, to win the Quicken Loans National on Sunday and capture his first PGA title.

The unheralded 29-year-old held off US star Rickie Fowler and Swede David Lingmerth over the back nine to become the 10th first-time winner on the US PGA Tour this season but the first in the history of the National.