Winners and Losers from the 2015 RBC Heritage

The 2015 RBC Heritage wrapped up with a long-frustrated golfer returning to the winners circle for the first time in five years. Jim Furyk, who beat Kevin Kisner on the second playoff hole with a triumphant birdie putt, is this week's big winner. 

In addition to the Pennsylvania native, other winners include Furyk's unexpected playoff challenger and the Masters champion. On the opposite side of the ledger, a pair of pre-tournament favorites who failed to launch in Hilton Head. 

Read on for all of this week's winners and losers. 

Winner: Jim Furyk...and His Fist Pump

Entering the RBC Heritage, 17-time PGA Tour winner Jim Furyk hadn't raised a trophy on the PGA Tour in 100 starts. The Pennsylvania native was zero for nine when holding the third-round lead in a tournament since his last victory (the Tour Championship in 2010). 

It was beginning to look like the 44-year-old was fated to never win again. Entering the final round three strokes behind Troy Merritt, Furyk put together a final-round eight-under 63, which included six birdies in his first nine holes, to vault to the top of the leaderboard. 

The unheralded Kevin Kisner birdied his final hole to tie Furyk, forcing a playoff, and it looked like victory would be just beyond Furyk's grasp yet again. However, the veteran poured in a birdie putt on the second playoff hole and emotion poured out. 

"I was starting to feel like this game is beating me up, and the losing hurts a lot more than winning feels good," Furyk said after the win (per the Associated Press). 

That said, it looked like winning felt pretty good. 

Loser: Zach Johnson

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Zach Johnson was a pre-tournament favorite to win the RBC Heritage. Instead of taking home the plaid jacket, Johnson fired rounds of 73 and 75 to miss the cut in Hilton Head. 

He entered the tournament on the heels of a tie for ninth at the Masters, so there was no indication that he was due for a letdown. Unfortunately, Johnson was unable to find Harbour Town's small, sloping greens with regularity, hitting just 47 percent of them in regulation for the two rounds. 

The missed cut ends a streak of three top-25 finishes and has to be disappointing for the Iowan.  

Winner: Jordan Spieth

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Masters winner Jordan Spieth was due for a letdown this week. Certainly, no one would have blamed the 21-year-old for backing out of the RBC Heritage after his emotionally draining victory and whirlwind New York City media tour.

He didn't. And further, he didn't mail it in this week. And for that, Spieth is a winner this week, even though he finished tied for 11th. 

Spieth didn't let an uninspired opening-round 74 sink him, and he followed it up with a brilliant second-round 62. He turned in a 10-under performance this week and finished eight strokes behind Jim Furyk. 

The determination and character the young Texan showed this week: winning stuff. 

Loser: Patrick Reed

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Much like Zach Johnson, Patrick Reed was expected to play better this week. The 14th-ranked golfer in the world, Reed hadn't missed a cut on tour this season. 

Reed tied for 22nd at the Masters, which suggested his game was in a good place. However, he hit just 52.5 percent of greens in regulation and was eight over on the par fours at Hilton Head. Two double bogeys on the back nine during his second round sunk the Hyundai Tournament of Champions winner's hopes of continue his streak of cuts made. 

The Georgian's showing in South Carolina was a disappointing, sloppy thing. And thanks to it, he's a loser this week. 

Winner: Kevin Kisner

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Thirty-one-year-old Kevin Kisner had never threatened victory in any of his 90 PGA Tour starts entering the RBC Heritage. The native South Carolinian put together an inspired week in front of his hometown crowd to buck that trend. 

Entering the final round three strokes behind leader Troy Merritt, Kisner was brilliant. He eagled his second hole en route to an outward 32. Needing a birdie at the 18th to tie Jim Furyk at 18-under for the tournament, Kisner dug deep and rolled one along Harbour Town's bermuda grass and found the bottom of the cup. 

And while Furyk ultimately vanquished the golfer in the ensuing playoff, the showing was a big win for Kisner, who proved both that he can contend in a PGA Tour event and perform when the pressure is on. 

Loser: Troy "Make Them Come Get Me" Merritt

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Troy Merritt, who fired a course-record second-round 61, held a four-stroke lead entering the third round. Entering the final round the Boise State alum led by three. 

A good position to be in, right?

Ultimately, no. 

Asked how he was going to handle his final-round business, Merritt said he planned to “put as much pressure on them as I can, make them try and take some risks, and just try and make pars, throw in an occasional birdie, and make them come and get me," per Robert Gillespie of PGATour.com. 

Instead, Merritt carded a final-round 69 that included a double-bogey six at the 12th hole. He finished the tournament at 16 under par, two strokes behind Furyk. 

In other words, they came and got him. 

All stats via PGATour.com