Crowne Plaza Invitational 2015: Leaderboard Scores and Highlights from Sunday

Numerous golfers had a chance to win the 2015 Crowne Plaza Invitational on Sunday, but Chris Kirk managed to emerge victorious at Colonial.

Kirk fired a final-round 66, drained a clutch downhill putt on the par-four closing hole and posted 12-under par to beat a trio of world-class players, including Jordan Spieth, by one stroke.

The tournament was for the taking down the stretch, but not enough birdies were to be had despite a softer course and receptive greens. Conditions were still a bit blustery to complicate club selections and pose enough of a challenge to prevent anyone from standing out.

Someone had to rise to the occasion, and Kirk was the one to get it done. Not without suspense, though.

An eagle at the par-five first hole got Kirk's last round off to a proper start, courtesy of the PGA Tour on Twitter:

Kirk offset a dropped shot at No. 7 with a birdie at the ninth to make the turn in two under for the round. Birdies at the 12th and 15th holes helped push Kirk to 12 under, where no one else could catch him.

The Ben Hogan Award's official Twitter feed logged some of what Kirk had to say after he locked up the unique Colonial plaid jacket:

Gary Williams of Golf Channel offered his take on the thrilling finish:

Brandt Snedeker had a strong day and was overcoming a lot of wayward tee shots to the left to still score well. The former world No. 4 bogeyed three of the four par threes on Sunday, including a devastating three-putt at No. 13.

Up until that costly blemish, the tournament seemed to be Snedeker's to lose; he was up by two strokes following a birdie at the 11th:

Usually one of the game's best with the flat iron, Snedeker had birdie looks inside 20 feet on each of the last three holes and failed to convert any of them to settle for a 67 and a tie for second.

Meanwhile, Kirk got up and down on the final two holes to save pars and stave off Snedeker. Check out the footage of what wound up being the winning putt:

The Fort Worth, Texas, area galleries were certainly cheering for their home-state favorite in Spieth. This year's Masters Tournament champion couldn't quite overcome a triple bogey from Friday but did play the weekend at eight under par, including a cool Sunday 65.

When a playoff still seemed possible with Kirk yet to finish, Spieth had to card a birdie at the last to match the clubhouse lead of Jason Bohn. The 21-year-old didn't disappoint:

Golf.com's Gary VanSickle weighed in on Spieth's penchant for dramatics:

Jason Sobel of ESPN.com observed a staggering trend of Spieth's consistency:

Bohn birdied Nos. 2 through 7 well in front of the leaders. The scorecard inferno cooled off from there, though he wound up finishing far better than he probably could have envisioned prior to the beginning of Sunday's action.

When Ian Poulter failed to hole out from the 18th fairway on his second shot, Kirk had finally clinched the win.

Far more respect is due to Kirk, who has now won four times on the PGA Tour. Three of those victories have come since November 2013 and include a Deutsche Bank Championship title in last year's FedEx Cup playoffs.

After that postseason triumph, Kirk was getting buzz as a USA Ryder Cup captain's pick. If Kirk keeps performing as he did Sunday, he may make the 2016 squad on pure merit and qualification—and wind up in the winner's circle more often before then.