Quicken Loans National 2015: Final Leaderboard Scores, Prize Money Payouts, More

With his scorching 10-under 61 in the third round, Troy Merritt surged up the leaderboard and into a share of first place at the Quicken Loans National in Gainesville, Virginia. On Sunday, the 29-year-old completed the job.

At 18 under, Merritt finished three strokes ahead of Rickie Fowler to earn his first PGA Tour victory. According to ESPN Stats & Info, his final score was also the lowest in tournament history.

You can check out the full leaderboard below:

After his brilliant third round, it was possible the weight of expectation would sink Merritt on Sunday.

A birdie on the first hole likely eased Merritt's nerves, though, and he played largely mistake-free golf over the rest of the front nine. A bogey on No. 12 set him back, but he canceled that out with a birdie on No. 16 and birdied the final hole for good measure.

You could argue Merritt's final hurdle came on the 17th hole, where he danced out of danger with this putt off the fringe, as illustrated by the PGA Tour:

He closed out his win in style, sinking this long putt on No. 18:

Tournament host Tiger Woods complimented Merritt on a job well done:

Merritt reciprocated the kind words, per the PGA Tour:

Merritt's triumph comes with a few added benefits. First, he'll collect roughly $1.2 million of the $6.7 million purse, which isn't a bad haul for four days' work. Here's a look at what the top 10 finishers will earn, per ESPN.com:

Pos.	Golfer	Score	Winnings
1	Troy Merritt	-18	$1,206,000
2	Rickie Fowler	-15	$723,600
3	David Lingmerth	-14	$455,600
T4	Justin Thomas	-12	$242,875
T4	Danny Lee	-12	$242,875
T4	Justin Rose	-12	$242,875
T4	Bill Haas	-12	$242,875
T4	Carl Pettersson	-12	$242,875
T4	Jason Bohn	-12	$242,875
10	Ryo Ishikawa	-11	$180,900

Not only that, but Merritt will have two more great opportunities to add to his prize money this year at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational (Aug. 6) and the PGA Championship.

According to PGA Tour Media, he'll be making his debut in both events, the latter of which will be his first appearance at a major.

Kevin Chappell entered the final round in a tie with Merritt atop the leaderboard. Unlike Merritt, he melted under pressure, shooting a six-over 77 on Sunday.

Chappell began the day with back-to-back bogeys and never fully recovered. Through nine holes, the 29-year-old was sitting at even par for the round, but the back nine proved his undoing.

With double bogeys on the 12th and 14th holes, Chappell all but eliminated himself from contention for good, and bogeys on Nos. 15 and 16 finished the job.

He wound up at eight under for the tournament in a three-way tie for 18th. Also finishing at eight under was Woods, who recovered from a brutal third round to shoot three under Sunday.

Fans are always looking for signs the "old Tiger" might one day return. While that version of Woods is probably never coming back, his performance in the final round offered reason to hope he can at least become the best player in the world again.

Although Woods bogeyed the 12th hole, the damage could've been much worse after his drive fell into a water hazard. He somehow navigated a rough lie and smashed his approach through surrounding trees and onto the fringe:    

While you don't want to extrapolate too much from one shot, this tweet from ESPN Stats & Info emboldens the optimism around Tiger's round:

ESPN.com's Jason Sobel also made a good point about the cognitive dissonance at play sometimes regarding Woods:

The 2015 PGA Championship is right around the corner. The first round will tee off at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, on Aug. 13. Woods is picking a good time to start hitting his stride again.

As much as Tiger has struggled this year, no golfer wants to see him lurking near the top of the leaderboard heading into the final round of a major tournament.