Quicken Loans National 2017: Kyle Stanley Captures Win After 1-Hole Playoff

Kyle Stanley earned the second PGA Tour victory of his career with a win Sunday in the 2017 Quicken Loans National at TPC Potomac in Potomac, Maryland.

Stanley beat Charles Howell III in a one-hole playoff. According to PGA Tour Media, it was the first playoff win of Stanley's career as well.

Tiger Woods offered Stanley his congratulations:

Stanley collected a seven-figure payday for his victory. Below are the payouts for the top-five finishers, per ESPN.com:

Quicken Loans National Payouts

T1. Kyle Stanley (-7), $1,278,000

T1. Charles Howell III (-7), $766,800

T3. Rickie Fowler (-5), $411,800

T3. Martin Laird (-5), $411,800

T5. Spencer Levin (-4), $216,994

T5. Marc Leishman (-4), $216,994

T5. Johnson Wagner (-4), $216,994

T5. Sung Kang (-4), $216,994

T5. Curtis Luck (-4), $216,994

T5. Keegan Bradley (-4), $216,994

T5. Ben Martin (-4), $216,994

T5. David Lingmerth (-4), $216,994

Things weren't looking good for Stanley to begin the playoff. His drive off the 18th tee sailed well right of the fairway and landed near a trio of utility boxes situated in the rough.

Howell did Stanley a favor by dropping his drive a little off the fairway as well, and then his approach wound up in the rough to the right of the green.

Given his lie, Stanley hit an impressive approach on his second shot to get on the fringe—a little over 36 feet from the hole. From there, he chipped to within 15 inches of the cup to set up a par opportunity.

Howell got onto the green with his third shot and two-putted to bogey the hole. Stanley, meanwhile, sunk his par putt to claim the title. The PGA Tour shared a replay of his winning putt:

ESPN.com's Jason Sobel tweeted Stanley's skill set left him in a particularly good position to recover from his poor drive in the playoff:

ESPN anchor John Buccigross noted Howell has experienced his fair share of heartbreak on the PGA Tour:

David Lingmerth entered Sunday in the lead but struggled for the second day in a row and finished four under for the tournament, earning him a tie for fifth.

Lingmerth began his day with a bogey on the first hole and couldn't get into a groove over the remainder of the round. He bogeyed No. 5 as well before making some progress with a birdie on the eighth hole. A double-bogey on the 11th hole knocked him back even further, and a bogey on the 16th hole all but ended his hopes of winning the tournament.

Lingmerth's final bogey carried implications that go beyond the Quicken Loans National. If he had finished at five under, he would've qualified for the Open Championship as one of the top four finishers.

Instead, Sung Kang claimed the last Open Championship qualifying spot by virtue of placing highest among the golfers in the most recent World Golf Ranking. PGA Tour Media shared a photo of Kang celebrating his achievement:

Lingmerth will have two more opportunities to receive an automatic Open Championship bid.

Four more will be awarded at the Greenbrier Classic, which tees off Thursday, and another will be on the line at the John Deere Classic beginning July 13.