Merritt takes the trophy

The tournament was one for the record books as Troy Merritt claimed his first PGA TOUR victory. 

Merritt can now add a PGA TOUR win to his resume after prevailing over Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose and other PGA TOUR stars at the Quicken Loans National. Merritt set a new tournament record Saturday when he shot a 10-under 61. He finished 18-under for the weekend in his emotional win.

Fowler came close to catching Merritt, but his up-and-down play resulted in a 15-under finish, landing him in second. Recent Memorial champion David Lingmerth finished third.

Tournament host Tiger Woods came back strong after a tough third round and finished tied for 18th at 8-under. 

With the win, Merritt moved to No. 38 in the FedExCup standings, and qualified for next week’s Bridgestone Invitational as well as the PGA Championship.

We’ll see you next year, June 20-26, at Congressional Country Club for the 2016 Quicken Loans National!