user: ### NOW ANSWER:
Question: What was the place for player John Merrick?
Columns: ['Place', 'Player', 'Country', 'Score', 'To par', 'Money ( $ )']
Types: ['text', 'text', 'text', 'text', 'text', 'text']
Sample row: ['T1', 'Tiger Woods', 'United States', '72-68-70-73=283', '–1', 'Playoff']
SQL:

assistant: SELECT "Place" FROM "Table" WHERE "Player" = 'John Merrick';