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

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'