CREATE TABLE table_50931 ("Place" TEXT, "Player" TEXT, "Country" TEXT, "Score" TEXT, "To par" TEXT, "Money  (  $  ) " TEXT)

What was the place for player John Merrick?
SELECT "Place" FROM table_50931 WHERE "Player" = 'john merrick'
SELECT "Place" FROM "table_50931" WHERE "Player" = 'john merrick'