Quicken Loans National 2016: Final Leaderboard Scores, Prize-Money Payouts

Playing in an event hosted by a living legend with another one charging hard in his rearview mirror, Billy Hurley III would have been excused if he had folded in the moment Sunday.

Instead, he rose to the occasion and walked away with his first career PGA Tour victory.

The 34-year-old Navy veteran carded a two-under 69 in his final round at the Tiger Woods-hosted 2016 Quicken Loans National in Bethesda, Maryland, bringing his overall score to 17 under to best runner-up Vijay Singh by three strokes. The win was Hurley's first since the 2010 Terry Moore Ford Open on the Hooters Tour.

Position	Player	Earnings
1	Billy Hurley III	$1,242,000
2	Vijay Singh	$745,200
T3	Bill Haas	$400,200
T3	Jon Rahm	$400,200
5	Ernie Els	$276,000
6	Webb Simpson	$248,400
7	Harold Varner III	$231,150
T8	Francesco Molinari	$207,000
T8	Robert Garrigus	$207,000
T10	Smylie Kaufman	$179,400
T10	Rob Oppenheim	$179,400

Nearly everything about Hurley's win was both improbable and life-changing. Hurley had made $80,707 on the course in 2016; as of January, he had compiled around $2 million since turning pro, according to ESPN.com's Jason Sobel.

Sunday's win netted Hurley more than $1.2 million.

It also allowed for one of the best winning moments of 2016. With Singh moving his way up the leaderboard with a sizzling round of 65, Hurley held just a one-stroke lead as he stared at a 35-yard chip at No. 15. What happened next brought the Congressional Country Club house down, as the PGA Tour showed:

Sobel commented on the moment:

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Billy Hurley III chips in and gives a Tiger-like fist-pump. One of the more improbable journeys to the winner's circle could be happening.

— Jason Sobel (@JasonSobelESPN) June 26, 2016"

Hurley added another birdie on the par-five 16th for good measure and finished the round with a pair of pars. He carded four birdies against two bogeys overall, holding on to his 54-hole lead despite some stiff competition.

Coming into the day, the tournament seemingly marked Ernie Els' return to the national consciousness. Els was two strokes behind Hurley with 18 to play while looking for his first win on tour since 2012. The South African struggled for most of the day, though, carding a one-over 72.

Retired golfer Ewen Murray commented on Els' noted improvement:

The Big Easy was not, however, in the mood for fist bumps—unless your last name was Woods, as CSN Mid-Atlantic's Troy Machir and theScore's Adam Sarson documented:

Woods, who was unable to compete while recovering from back surgery, played the role of gracious host all week and even got into the CBS broadcast booth to call some back-nine action Sunday.

"I want to play [this year]. I don't know if I will, but I want to," he said, per Sobel.

Singh, who has had his fair share of battles with Woods over the years, may have offered some unintentional encouragement with his play at 53 years old. He made seven birdies against just one bogey in the fourth round, moving up from sixth place to being alone in second. It was the first time Singh has finished inside the top five since the 2013 Frys.com Open.

He would have become the oldest player in PGA Tour history to win an event.

The victory instead went to Hurley—an inspirational story itself.

During his preparation for this tournament last year, Hurley found out his father, a retired police officer, had gone missing, per Sobel. Willard Hurley Jr. was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

"There are unanswered questions, questions that on this side of heaven, we're not going to get the answer to," Hurley said in a January interview with Sobel. "I'm not sure they really matter in heaven."

The emotion got the best of Hurley as he was joined by his wife and three children on the course after putting in his par at No. 18. It was not only the culmination of one of the unlikeliest PGA Tour wins in recent memory but also a full-circle moment in what was likely the most difficult year of Hurley's life.

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Post-Round Reaction

“I said it yesterday, I couldn’t think of a better tournament for my first PGA Tour win,” Hurley said on the CBS telecast, per Don Markus of the Baltimore Sun. “I'm just thrilled to have gotten it done today.”

“It’s been a hard year, it’s been a really hard year,” Hurley said, speaking to CBS analyst Peter Kostis. “So it’s nice to have something go well."

"Billy played well," Singh said, per the Associated Press (via PGATour.com). "He's been playing well all week. You can see he's under control and it's nice to see him play well and not lose it actually at the end of the tournament."