Travelers Championship 2015: Final Leaderboard Scores, Prize Money Payouts, More

Bubba Watson bungled just enough at the end of Sunday's final round at the Travelers Championship to allow a hard-charging Paul Casey to match him on 16 under par and force a sudden-death playoff.

All ended well for Watson at TPC River Highlands, though, as the two-time Masters Tournament champion kept his composure and birdied the second extra hole to claim his eighth PGA Tour victory in Cromwell, Connecticut.   

Here is an overview of the payouts for the top performers from the Travelers Championship, which carries a $6.4 million total purse:

Pos.	Player	Scores	To Par	Payout
1	Bubba Watson	62-67-68-67	-16	$1,152,000
2	Paul Casey	67-68-64-65	-16	$691,200
3	Brian Harman	66-65-65-69	-15	$435,200
4	Graham DeLaet	67-66-64-69	-14	$307,200
5	Carl Pettersson	65-66-70-66	-13	$256,000
6	Zach Johnson	65-70-64-69	-12	$230,400
T7	Luke Donald	68-68-67-66	-11	$199,467
T7	Bo Van Pelt	70-68-65-66	-11	$199,467
T7	Mark Wilson	66-68-67-68	-11	$199,467

Watson's winning three at the par-four 18th was just the fifth such score of the entire day on the challenging closing hole. The PGA Tour had footage of the putt that gave Watson the "W."

Of course it did help that Casey collapsed before then. The Englishman had gotten up and down to save par and keep his hopes alive on the first playoff hole, but he bladed his bunker shot over the green and still had a putt remaining for double bogey before Watson canned his downhill eight-footer for the win.

This marks the second playoff Casey has lost this season, with the first being at the Northern Trust Open in February. He's been seeking to pair a second stateside triumph with his lone Shell Houston Open title since 2009.

Golf Channel's Kelly Tilghman added context to how clutch Watson has been when forced to go beyond regulation in pursuit of a top prize:

Jason Sobel of ESPN.com alluded to the interesting narrative that emerged from Sunday's action:

Watson trailed Brian Harman by one stroke entering the last round but got off to a hot start in birdieing his first two holes.

Prior to a tricky approach from the rough at the par-four second, a fan suggested Watson punch it low instead of skying a sand wedge over a tree in front of him. "Bubba Golf" prevailed, as Watson used his strength to muscle the ball onto the green and get to two under on the day early:

Steady pars followed from there until the par-five 13th, when Watson again used his power to his advantage. His second shot found the putting surface, and a magnificent eagle followed to push Watson to 17 under.

However, the turbulent relationship between Watson and his caddie, Ted Scott, revealed itself once more when Watson struggled to the finish in regulation. The PFTS hashtag was in full effect, as in "Pray for Ted Scott."

Stephen Hennessey of Golf Digest described the bubbling tension well as Watson let a lead that grew to as much as three strokes on the back nine dwindle:

No Laying Up reacted appropriately as a frustrated Watson had some lapses in course management and club selection en route to a bogey at No. 17:

Casey birdied the 15th hole just minutes after Watson's eagle and had an eagle of his own at No. 3 to generate some hope from the beginning of Sunday that he could truly contend.

Sand problems cost Casey dearly at the drivable 16th, as he thinned his second from the greenside bunker into the rough past the flag, leading to a bogey. It foreshadowed the blundering adventure that was his finish to an otherwise great tournament.

Instead of wavering off a dropped shot at a rather easy hole to score on with the proper execution, Casey had a magnificent birdie on No. 16 after almost tagging the flag with his tee shot:

A courageous shot over the water led to another birdie at 17, and at the closing hole he scratched out a par to post a number and give Watson something to think about.

Because of a shaky short game down the stretch, Harman wasn't able to really remain in the hunt, yet he did find a way to birdie the last two holes—it was just too little, too late.

Justin Ray of Golf Channel referenced how the long-hitting Watson put the other pieces of his game together en route to first place:

Next up on the PGA Tour schedule is The Greenbrier Classic. Another multiple major winner in Angel Cabrera is the defending champion, though he tends to be streaky and missed the cut in Cromwell.

Most significant about next week's tournament is the fact that four qualifying spots for The Open Championship at St Andrews are available. One solid finish could change someone's career.

Tiger Woods will also be teeing it up, so the tournament is bound to attract some buzz. Woods will hope to bounce back from a missed cut at the U.S. Open and mount some momentum ahead of a return to the British Open venue that fostered his hoisting of the Claret Jug in 2000 and 2005.