Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 2016: Final Leaderboard Scores, Prize Money Payouts

Phil Mickelson sought his fifth career victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, which would have been his first win overall since the 2013 Open Championship.

The Hall of Famer failed to hold a two-stroke lead in Sunday's final round, though, as Vaughn Taylor put together a phenomenal back nine to win the tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California.

Taylor went five under on the back en route to a seven-under 65, getting to 17 under par overall to win by one shot over Mickelson, whose birdie to tie on the par-five 18th hole lipped out.

Check out the top performers and payouts below:

Pos.	Player	Scores	To Par	Prize Money
1	Vaughn Taylor	70-68-67-65	-17	$1,260,000
2	Phil Mickelson	68-65-66-72	-16	$756,000
3	Jonas Blixt	67-69-67-69	-15	$476,000
T4	Hiroshi Iwata	66-66-69-72	-14	$308,000
T4	Freddie Jacobson	65-69-68-71	-14	$308,000
T6	Patrick Reed	72-65-73-65	-12	$243,250
T6	Justin Rose	66-68-72-69	-12	$243,250
T8	Brooks Koepka	68-70-69-70	-10	$203,000
T8	Bill Haas	69-68-69-71	-10	$203,000
T8	Roberto Castro	66-70-67-74	-10	$203,000

ESPN.com's Jason Sobel had a fun anecdote about Taylor's triumph:

After hitting only nine greens in regulation Saturday but still managing to post a bogey-free 66, Mickelson was unable to scramble his way to a good enough score over the last 18 holes.

Mickelson dropped shots at Nos. 4 and 5, seeing his lead evaporate due to Jonas Blixt's eagle on the par-five sixth:   

A birdie on the par-three seventh followed for Blixt, who appeared to be on his way to claiming the hardware at the time. But he proceeded to play his final 11 holes one over par, losing steam down the stretch and failing to cash in on a golden birdie chance at the 17th.

Phil "The Thrill" certainly lived up to his moniker with a wild, entertaining finish. A clutch par save on the 16th preceded the gutsy roll for birdie on the next green:

The short-game wizard left himself a rather easy uphill chip on the 18th hole but didn't hit his best pitch, forcing him to settle for second.

It's not as if Pebble Beach was playing easy, so the outcome was more a testament to Taylor's brilliance than the faults of those who were ahead of him.

The momentum began for Taylor with a birdie at No. 10 prior to four straight birdies from Nos. 13 through 16—the last of which was a devilish sidewinder on a difficult green:

Sometimes, luck can play a part in helping a winner's cause, which was the case for Taylor on his approach to No. 15 from the rough:

Sunday's champion had two nice looks at birdie on the final two holes but didn't hit his putts quite hard enough, and they didn't hold their line. Those misses were inconsequential once Hiroshi Iwata bogeyed the 16th, requiring him and Mickelson to go two under on the last two holes to tie Taylor's clubhouse number.

Golf on CBS pointed out how much of an unheralded victor Taylor was:

Although he did play on the USA Ryder Cup team in 2006, that was obviously many moons ago. Golf Channel's Justin Ray put into perspective how long it had been since Taylor last raised a PGA Tour trophy:

Mickelson's birdie on the 71st hole made things interesting on the last. Despite the fact Lefty fell short, Golfweek's David Dusek felt this weekend's showing may be a precursor to a successful year on the tour:

There's no question the 45-year-old is in far better form to start this year than he was the previous two seasons. If he can simply maintain some semblance of the quality of golf he's playing now, he figures to be a favorite at the Masters Tournament in April.

To miss out on a potential playoff in such heartbreaking fashion is the type of adversity Mickelson will have to overcome and use as motivation.

Next up on the PGA Tour schedule is the Northern Trust Open, starting Feb. 18 at Riviera Country Club. A star-studded field will feature Rory McIlroy making his stateside 2016 debut, along with world No. 1 Jordan Spieth, who quietly closed with a six-under 66 at Pebble Beach for some potential momentum heading to Riviera.

Justin Rose had a solid finish this week with a tie for sixth and will also be in the field for the upcoming event.

Post-Round Reaction

Taylor could hardly comprehend the reality of the situation after the sensational finish to the tournament.

"I didn't know if it would ever happen again," said Taylor about winning, per Sobel. "I lost confidence, lost my game. Kept grinding and I can't believe it."

Mickelson seems eager to prove he'll learn from his close call and acknowledged the pressure got to him a little bit.

"I played a little bit tighter today than I wanted to. I didn't salvage a lot of pars and that cost me," said Mickelson. He added, "It's disappointing, but it makes me more determined to get back to work."