Greenbrier Classic 2015: Final Leaderboard Scores, Prize Money Payouts and More

The 2015 Greenbrier Classic came down to a four-man playoff, and Danny Lee emerged with his first PGA Tour victory on the second extra hole Sunday at The Old White TPC in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

Only Lee and David Hearn were left when they birdied the par-three 18th to knock out Robert Streb and Kevin Kisner on the first hole of sudden death. Both players who birdied made putts from similar spots to where they missed in regulation.

Hearn had a chance to win the tournament with a birdie bid at the last, only to leave it about one revolution short in the heart of the hole, per the PGA Tour's official Twitter account:

It was Lee who made his longer playoff putt first at the 18th, so Hearn did well to answer back and force extra action.

But an adventurous trip around the par-five 17th forced Hearn to lay up twice before the green and led to a bogey. All that was necessary for Lee to do to secure the trophy was a two-putt from long distance, which he managed to do.

Check out the prize money for what was a jumbled leaderboard:

Pos.	Player	Scores	To Par	Payout
1	Danny Lee	63-69-68-67	-13	$1,206,000
T2	David Hearn	68-64-68-67	-13	$500,267
T2	Robert Streb	68-67-67-65	-13	$500,267
T2	Kevin Kisner	67-69-67-64	-13	$500,267
5	Russell Henley	70-66-69-63	-12	$268,000
T6	James Hahn	66-67-70-66	-11	$189,610
T6	Greg Owen	65-67-70-67	-11	$189,610
T6	Andres Romero	67-67-68-67	-11	$189,610
T6	David Lingmerth	67-70-64-68	-11	$189,610
T6	Brendon Todd	65-69-67-68	-11	$189,610
T6	Chad Collins	65-67-68-69	-11	$189,610
T6	Bryce Molder	68-64-67-70	-11	$189,610

Lee won the U.S. Amateur at age 18 and won on the European Tour before turning professional. The results haven't matched the talent of late. Now he's unlocked a lot of doors for this next stage of his career, including a spot in The Open Championship at St. Andrews in a couple of weeks.

The Associated Press' Doug Ferguson hinted how Lee hasn't relied on his natural ability or wavered when the going's been tough as other flamed-out prodigies preceding him have:

Great as it is to see Lee break through, much of the back-nine drama came from Streb.

Not often do you see a player pull a wedge on the putting green, but Streb had to do just that when his putter broke on No. 9. Streb's caddie explained the situation to ESPN.com's Jason Sobel:

Streb responded with two birdies immediately after the turn, and he carded two more at Nos. 13 and 16 before a bogey at the par-five 17th.

Arriving at the 72nd hole with a chance to tie the lead, he stuck his approach to five feet. Then Streb stepped up with his wedge and calmly sank the putt to join the playoff after a final-round 65:

It was amazing enough for Streb just to finish his round with a decent score after losing the most important club in his bag—never mind accumulating five birdies on the way in to give himself a chance at a second win.

When he failed to find the putting surface on the first extra hole, Streb wound up out of the hunt before he even had a chance to use his wedge as a putter again.

A horrendous lie after he missed the green in the playoff forced Kisner to take three strokes before he even found the green. It was another tough loss for Kisner, who's still looking for his maiden tour victory.

Amanda Balionis of PGATour.com weighed in on the bittersweet nature of Kisner's close calls this season:

Tiger Woods wasn't in contention, yet he did continue to show signs of massive improvement with a three-under 67 to finish tied for 32nd.

ESPN Stats & Info alluded to the silver linings from Woods' week:

All the players involved in Sunday's playoff will be in action at the British Open, which has to give Kisner and Hearn some solace in a lucrative consolation prize.

One has to believe Kisner is due for something extraordinary soon. He's proved capable of contending on the biggest stages, losing in extra holes at The Players Championship and finishing tied for 12th at the U.S. Open.

Most interesting about the near future will be Woods' progress entering an Open Championship venue he won at in 2000 and 2005. For the long haul, if Lee can spin this win into momentum, he has the type of skills to join the elite 20-somethings who are making golf's new era so exciting.

A number of stars were in the Greenbrier field, but this was more of a stage for non-household names to make their mark. The same can be said for next week's event, the John Deere Classic. Some combination of those elements comes together, actually, in light of how Jordan Spieth notched his first win on tour at TPC Deere Run in 2013.

Spieth will be making his first start since winning the U.S. Open to back up his Masters triumph. He'll certainly be the favorite, and the highest John Deere Classic finisher in the top five who hasn't qualified for The Open Championship will do so.