Dean & DeLuca Invitational 2016: Final Leaderboard Scores, Prize-Money Payouts

After three runner-up finishes in his home state of Texas, Jordan Spieth broke through on Sunday for his first win in the Lone Star State at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational.   

Spieth carded a five-under 65 in Sunday's final round at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, punctuated by three closing birdies to separate himself from Harris English by three strokes.

Below is an overview of what the top finishers earned this week from a $6.7 million tournament purse:

Pos.	Player	Scores	To Par	Prize Money
1	Jordan Spieth	67-66-65-65	-17	$1,206,000
2	Harris English	67-69-64-66	-14	$723,600
T3	Ryan Palmer	66-67-66-68	-13	$388,600
T3	Webb Simpson	65-67-67-68	-13	$388,600
5	Kyle Reifers	66-67-67-68	-12	$268,000
T6	Anirban Lahiri	65-70-68-68	-9	$216,913
T6	Jason Dufner	66-69-66-70	-9	$216,913
T6	Matt Kuchar	73-67-63-68	-9	$216,913
T6	Martin Piller	66-66-68-71	-9	$216,913

Sentimentality indubitably weighs more than the lucrative PGA Tour earnings Spieth raked in at this event in particular. Look no further than the following anecdote from ESPN's Michael Collins for proof of that:

It marks Spieth's eighth victory on tour and his first since the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in January. Kyle Porter of CBS Sports put the phenom's achievement in proper context:

And the way in which Spieth went about winning that eighth PGA Tour event was nothing short of spectacular.

An airmailed approach to the 71st hole preceded one of the most memorable shots of Spieth's career to date, via the PGA Tour:

And that came on the heels of a magnificent birdie at the prior hole:

"That is amazing" were the words CBS commentator Jim Nantz used to describe what Spieth did to close:

No Laying Up resorted to sarcasm in reacting to Spieth's latest on-course conquest:

Spieth's playing competitor, Ryan Palmer, also hails from Texas and would've loved to get the job done, but he and the rest of the field fell to the 22-year-old prodigy's short-game magic over the final nine holes.

English did well in his own right with an eagle at the par-five opening hole to get a big jump on his round. He had no answers for what Spieth did to conclude Sunday's action, though.

It appeared Spieth would continue his recent struggles to close out events since collapsing at the Masters Tournament in April, when he couldn't garner any momentum following seven straight pars. However, he found another gear when he made a 32-foot par-saver at No. 8.

Consecutive birdies on Nos. 10 through 12 allowed Spieth to shoot up the leaderboard thereafter. A chipping mishap in which Spieth overshot the green on his pitch from the rough led to a bogey at the par-three 13th, and he was leaking oil at the par-four 14th until a clutch par save from about 13 feet away.

That set the stage for an epic conclusion in which Spieth showed he isn't going anywhere. He improved to 18-of-21 scrambling when his marvelous chip at the 17th found the cup, allowing him to respond to wins by Jason Day and Rory McIlroy in their prior starts at The Players Championship and the Irish Open, respectively.

Gary Williams of Golf Channel weighed in on Spieth's strong finish and how it mirrored his resilience since the Masters:

The Dean & DeLuca Invitational was Spieth's third event since his blown chance at a second straight green jacket at Augusta National. He'd missed The Players Championship cut and had a poor final round at the AT&T Byron Nelson, which concluded last Sunday, so he badly needed momentum.

Sunday's triumph may be the springboard Spieth needs to round back into form ahead of his defense of the U.S. Open starting June 16.

But before the season's second major gets underway, the near future on the PGA Tour slate has something special to offer.

The Jack Nicklaus-hosted Memorial Tournament is on tap beginning Thursday. Spieth, Day and McIlroy will all be in the field at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, which just so happens to be Day's home course.

After Spieth won in his home state and McIlroy won on Irish soil for the first time as a pro, it'd be quite a story to see Day defeat the two in a pseudo-home game of his own.

Post-Round Reaction

Spieth admitted it was a bigger challenge than he let on to get over what happened at the Masters to get back to his winning ways.

"As much as you play it off, that's a tough hump to get over, coming back from Augusta," said Spieth, per Golf Digest on Twitter.

The PGA Tour's official Twitter feed had all of Spieth's interview immediately after his win:

Will Gray had a noteworthy anecdote to pass along from Spieth's presser:

For those who were ready to count Spieth out amid his recent difficulties, he had an emphatic answer in front of some home fans on Sunday.