Merritt’s Roger Sloan certainly had his share of ups and downs at this past weekend’s Wells Fargo Championship.
The pro golfer entered round three of the prestigious PGA tournament on Saturday riding a wave of success from the previous day, having posted the lowest score of the field in round two at seven-under to easily clear the cut and guarantee a payday.
Saturday’s round started off slow when he bogeyed the opening par four, though following five consecutive pars, he stuck his second shot on the par five seventh hole within two feet for a tap-in eagle.
It was one of few successes in an otherwise mediocre round, however, as a number of bogeys on the back nine landed Sloan one-over for the day and in a tie for 23rd heading into the final round.
Sunday, however, was reminiscent of his disastrous opening round on Thursday, missing shot after shot to put him out of contention. After posting birdie on the par four second hole, he carded three straight bogeys and was over par in five of the next six holes, including scoring a six on the par four eighth hole.
He was able to settle down on the back nine, though his scorecard read a +6 by the end of the round, landing him in a tie for 56th to end the tournament – tied with fellow Canadian Michael Gligic.
The finish earned Sloan a payday of just over $18,000. It also gives him a slight bump in the FedEx Cup rankings, jumping one spot from 144th to 143rd.
The top 125 in the rankings at the end of the PGA season reach the playoffs, and guarantee themselves a spot on the Tour next season.
