Kyle Stanley
Kyle Stanley

Quicken Loans National: Kyle Stanley wins play-off


Kyle Stanley ended a five-year winless run on the PGA Tour with a play-off victory over Charles Howell III at the Quicken Loans National.

Final leaderboard


273 Kyle Stanley 70 70 67 66 (won at first extra play-off hole), Charles Howell III 71 69 67 66

275 Martin Laird (Sco) 67 72 69 67, Rickie Fowler 70 72 68 65

Scroll down for full collated scores  

Day four report  


Kyle Stanley ended a five-year winless run on the PGA Tour with a play-off victory over Charles Howell III at the Quicken Loans National.  

The pair began the day four shots back but carded matching 66s at TPC Potomac to get to seven under and take the contest to extra holes, where Stanley prevailed with a par at the first extra hole. 

A birdie-filled 65 lifted Rickie Fowler in to a share of third spot with Scotland's Martin Laird, with overnight leader David Lingmerth one of eight players a further stroke back on four under.  

Lingmerth lost ground with two bogeys over his first five holes, as Daniel Summerhays briefly edged ahead but then double-bogeyed the fourth. 

Curtis Luck also temporarily topped the leaderboard after three birdies in a four-hole stretch, with Martin Laird posting a front-nine 32 and Sung Kang picking up shots at the seventh and ninth to make it a four-way tie.  

Fowler surged in to contention with a run of four straight gains around the turn and cancelled out a three-putt bogey at the 11th with back-to-back birdies, only to double-bogey the 14th after finding water off the tee. 

Four birdies in a six-hole stretch from the fifth lifted Stanley in to a share of the lead, as Howell made tap-in gain at the 10th and drained a 30-foot eagle at the 14th to get to seven under.  

Stanley made a two-putt birdie on the same driveable par-four to move alongside Howell, who was an inch away from holing a 20-footer for victory at the final hole. 

Victory gave Stanley one of four qualification spots for The Open, available to those inside the top 12 and not already exempt, with Howell III, Laird and Kang also securing a spot for Royal Birkdale.    

Collated scores


(USA unless stated, par 70)

273 Kyle Stanley 70 70 67 66 (won at first extra play-off hole), Charles Howell III 71 69 67 66

275 Martin Laird (Sco) 67 72 69 67, Rickie Fowler 70 72 68 65

276 Spencer Levin 70 70 65 71, Keegan Bradley 71 68 70 67, Ben Martin 68 73 70 65, Sung Kang (Kor) 66 69 71 70, Marc Leishman (Aus) 66 72 72 66, Curtis Luck (Aus) 68 71 67 70, David Lingmerth (Swe) 65 65 73 73, Johnson Wagner 66 71 71 68

277 Nick Watney 72 70 71 64, Bill Haas 69 70 71 67, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 67 65 74 71, Jason Gore 69 74 67 67

278 Ricky Barnes 68 68 73 69, Bryson DeChambeau 67 71 74 66, Daniel Summerhays 66 68 70 74, Kevin Streelman 68 72 69 69, Patrick Reed 67 72 72 67

279 Danny Lee (Nzl) 70 68 72 69, Kevin Na 75 69 68 67, Patrick Rodgers 71 73 66 69, Harris English 70 67 72 70

280 Jason Kokrak 72 68 71 69, Tyrone Van Aswegen (Rsa) 72 66 74 68, Billy Horschel 70 73 70 67

281 Tony Finau 69 75 69 68, Robert Garrigus 71 71 69 70, Byeong-Hun An (Kor) 70 74 66 71, Nick Taylor (Can) 66 70 73 72, Zac Blair 67 74 69 71, Jonathan Randolph 70 73 70 68

282 Xander Schauffele 71 73 70 68, Michael Kim 69 69 71 73, Andrew Loupe 70 69 69 74283 Peter Malnati 72 67 72 72, Ben Crane 73 70 72 68, Scott Stallings 72 71 70 70, Matt Jones (Aus) 68 74 71 70, Seamus Power (Ire) 72 69 69 73

284 Brian Gay 70 71 69 74, Lucas Glover 68 76 72 68, Kelly Kraft 71 71 73 69

285 Trey Mullinax 71 70 71 73, Wesley Bryan 75 68 71 71, Russell Henley 67 77 74 67, James Hahn 67 73 73 72, Cameron Percy (Aus) 70 70 75 70

286 Wyndham Clark 72 70 71 73, Hudson Swafford 74 70 74 68, Kyle Reifers 70 68 72 76, Mackenzie Hughes (Can) 68 74 71 73

287 Shawn Stefani 71 72 69 75, Arjun Atwal (Ind) 68 67 75 77, Martin Flores 68 75 72 72, Ryan Blaum 72 71 71 73, Kevin Tway 72 70 75 70, Robert Streb 70 71 74 72

288 Vaughn Taylor 72 72 78 66, Sam Saunders 68 72 73 75

289 Billy Hurley III 73 71 72 73, Ollie Schniederjans 71 73 75 70

290 D.A. Points 69 74 73 74, Harold Varner III 72 70 75 73, Brett Stegmaier 72 70 76 72

291 J.J. Henry 73 70 74 74, J.B. Holmes 71 72 73 75, Derek Fathauer 72 71 81 67, Brandon Hagy 72 72 71 76

292 Tim Wilkinson (Nzl) 71 72 75 74

294 David Hearn (Can) 71 72 76 75

295 Grayson Murray 68 75 71 81 

Day three report


David Lingmerth maintained his lead at the Quicken Loans National but endured a day to forget after a three over par 73 in the penultimate round at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm.

The Swede, chasing a second victory at the Maryland venue after winning an event on the developmental Web.com Tour five years ago, only registered two birdies while three bogeys and a double bogey dropped him back to seven under overall.

That gives him a one-shot leading heading into the final 18 holes over Daniel Summerhays, whose fellow American Spencer Levin is a further shot back.

Lingmerth told the PGA Tour's official website: "I had to fight hard but I'm happy with where I'm sitting, I still have a good chance. It was a tough day from start to finish but I think an experience like this can help me."

Lingmerth, whose only previous win on the PGA Tour came in the Memorial Tournament two years ago, had recorded back-to-back 65s on a course that holds happy memories for him.

He was in trouble from the off on Saturday after finding bunkers with his first two shots for a bogey on the first although he was back to 10 under following a fine approach to within four feet on the next hole.

The 29-year-old ran into real difficulty on the par-four fourth when a wayward tee shot into the water led to him running up a double bogey six before a thunderstorm which softened the greens caused a 90-minute delay.

He dropped another shot after the turn due to more loose play off the tee which left him in a share of the lead although he was out in front again moments later when Summerhays bogeyed the 11th.

While Lingmerth was unable to gain any more ground - after a birdie on the 14th was cancelled out by a bogey on the 17th - Summerhays was unable to take advantage after carding a level-par 70.

Levin catapulted himself into contention on the back of a 65 to move two shots behind the leader, while Australian pair Curtis Luck and Geoff Ogilvy and South Korea's Sung Kang are on four under.

Day two report


David Lingmerth carded his second successive five under par 65 to take a two-shot lead into the halfway point of the Quicken Loans National at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm

The Maryland venue holds happy memories for the Swede, who won an event on the developmental Web.com Tour five years ago, and he is in firm contention to claim his second title here and on the PGA Tour.

Lingmerth, whose only win on the PGA Tour came two years ago at the Memorial Tournament, regularly found the fairway while his impressive putting helped him make five birdies in a blemish-free second round.

Lingmerth told the PGA Tour's official website: "Any time you come back to a course where you have great memories, it's always going to help. It was a good feeling to show back up.

"I do think it's a course that is visually straightforward, it's easy to pick good targets. Of course I probably have a bit of an advantage having played and won here but it's just a great golf course, so I'm happy to be here.

"I've been in pretty good control of my game so far but there's still 36 holes to go, so I'm looking forward to the weekend. Everything's feeling really good and I'm pleased with where I'm at."

Putts from 15 and 25 feet gave Lingmerth birdies at the second and third while he picked up a third shot in four holes by sinking an 18-footer on the fifth.

An excellent up and down from a greenside bunker gave him his fourth birdie of the day and he ended his round in style as a fine approach on the last gave him a regulation putt that lifted him to 10 under overall.

Geoff Ogilvy is the nearest challenger after matching Lingmerth's score on Friday. The Australian, the 2006 US Open champion and former world number three, had six birdies and one bogey on the 15th - his sixth hole.

America's Daniel Summerhays is two shots further back on six under after a 68, while India's Arjun Atwal and Sung Kang of South Korea are snapping at his heels, five shots behind Lingmerth.

The following players missed the half-way cut:

145 Greg Owen (Eng) 70 75, Gavin Green (My) 72 73, Greg Chalmers (Aus) 70 75, Adam Hadwin (Can) 72 73, Justin Thomas 74 71, Rod Pampling (Aus) 73 72, Morgan Hoffmann 71 74, Jason Bohn 72 73

146 Seung-Yul Noh (Kor) 75 71, Sam Horsfield (Eng) 73 73, Jimmy Walker 71 75, Cheng-Tsung Pan (Chn) 74 72, Camilo Villegas (Col) 71 75, Graham DeLaet (Can) 71 75, Blayne Barber 76 70

147 Luke List 70 77, Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 74 73, Cody Gribble 72 75, Alex Cejka (Ger) 73 74

148 Bud Cauley 69 79, Chris Kirk 74 74, Matt Every 78 70, Brendan Steele 75 73, Ryan Brehm 75 73, Kyung Ju Choi (Kor) 73 75, Jhonattan Vegas (Ven) 73 75, Troy Merritt 66 82

149 Jim Herman 74 75, Kevin Chappell 75 74

150 Julian Etulain (Arg) 71 79, Smylie Kaufman 77 73

151 John Huh 75 76, J.J. Spaun 73 78, Dominic Bozzelli 75 76

152 Bryce Molder 76 76, Jonas Blixt (Swe) 74 78, Si Woo Kim (Kor) 79 73

153 Chris Stroud 70 83, Ryan Ruffels (Aus) 77 76

154 Patton Kizzire 78 76, Roberto Castro 76 78

155 Cameron Tringale 75 80

Day one report


David Lingmerth is finding the TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm to his liking as a flying start lifted him into a slender lead after the opening round of the Quicken Loans National.

The Swede registered four birdies in his opening six holes - although he dropped a shot on his second - en route to a five under par 65 that has given him a one-shot advantage over six players.

The Maryland venue was the scene of Lingmerth's win in an event on the developmental Web.com Tour five years ago and he admitted it is a course that holds happy memories.

He told the PGA Tour's website: "Coming here it's going to give me great feelings knowing I have won here. Design-wise the course is the exact same, it seems to suit my eye really well.

"It's playing maybe a little bit different but look-wise it's the exact same and I seem to like it."

Lingmerth only missed a couple of fairways all day and some fine putting on the greens lifted him to the top of the leaderboard.

Starting on the back nine, he drove out of a bunker to within 12 feet on the opening hole before holding his nerve to sink the putt but immediately dropped back to level par after three-putting the par-four 11th.

But he then followed up a par with three successive birdies - the last of which featured a putt from near 20 feet on the 15th - while he reached the turn in 31 after a fabulous approach on the 18th left him with a simple tap-in.

His putter was proving red hot as he holed from 25 and 20 feet respectively on the first and fourth but his round ended on a sour note after he left himself with too much to do following a wayward tee-shot on the ninth.

American trio Troy Merritt, Johnson Wagner and Daniel Summerhays, plus Canada's Nick Taylor, Sung Kang of South Korea and Australia's Marc Leishman are all snapping at Lingmerth's heels after carding four under par rounds.

Scotland's Martin Laird is a shot further back while world number nine Rickie Fowler made four birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey all on the back nine in a level-par round of 70.