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SPORTS Stock car racing returns
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HITTING THE TRACK
The stands were full of spectators at the Merritt Speedway on July 17 and 18, the first race held at the track since BC reached Step 3 of the reopening plan on July 1.
Photos by Jake Courtepatte/Herald
GOLF TALK: Merritt’s Sloan earns a T-31st finish
Jake Courtepatte NEWSROOM@MERRITTHERALD.COM With only four events remaining in the PGA Tour season, Roger Sloan is on the outside looking in. The Merrittonian was able to gain a few points in the FedEx Cup playoff race over last weekend, finishing tied for 31st at the Barbasol Championship in Kentucky, a secondary event to the British Open played at the same time. The finish earned Sloan a payout of $20,475. Sunday’s final round earned him a significant portion of that cheque, when he managed to go
bogey-less on the back nine holes while also managing a pair of birdies and an eagle. Sloan has now made three cuts in a row this month, after a 71st place finish at the John Deere Classic and a 21st place finish at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. So far, the golfer has earned a purse of just over half a million dollars through the 2021 PGA Tour season. The top 125 point producers at the end of each PGA season punch their ticket to the FedEx Cup playoffs. Sloan currently sits in the 147th position with 293 points, 87 points away from the 125th spot.
