Hurley Captures Quicken Loans Golf National

Billy Hurley III held the club in his left hand and fist-pumped with his right. Not far from his Annapolis home and the Naval Academy he graduated from 12 years ago, he became a champion.

Hurley shot a 2-under 69 on Sunday to win his hometown Quicken Loans National at Congressional for his first PGA Tour victory. He finished at 17 under in Tiger Woods' annual tournament, three strokes ahead of three-time major champion Vijay Singh.

To beat Singh, Ernie Els and 21-year-old Jon Rahm, Hurley showed the poise he developed at the Naval Academy and during his five years of service. Mental toughness and focus help with adversity on the course, he said, and that showed through in his 104th PGA Tour start.

With the 53-year-old Singh closing on him, Hurley was at his best. He holed out from 35 yards on the fairway for birdie on the 15th, a shot worthy of celebration and one Woods himself called "impressive, really impressive."

As if that wasn't enough, Hurley made a 27-foot putt on the 16th to seal the tournament and wrap up the $1,242,000 first-place prize and a spot in The Open. He had never finished higher than a tie for fourth in a PGA Tour event.

Singh and Rahm secured their spots at The Open with their finishes. Harold Varner III, the only African-American on the PGA Tour this season, also punched his ticket to Royal Troon in Scotland, which will be his second career major start -- his other was the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion.  -- BY ESPN

Woods May Not Play in 2016

Tiger Woods has left open the possibility he might not play at all in 2016.

Asked on the Quicken Loans National broadcast Sunday afternoon if there was any chance he won't tee it up in a PGA Tour event this year, Woods couldn't say for sure.

"I don't know," said Woods, who was on hand at Congressional Country Club to deliver the winner's trophy to eventual champion Billy Hurley III. "I want to play. Put it that way. I want to play. I don't know if I will. But I do want to. But I'm trying. I'm trying each and every day I'm doing my workouts. ... I'm working my tail off."

Woods, who has been rehabbing after back surgery last year, sounded realistic about letting his body dictate the timing of getting back inside the ropes for competitive golf.

"I'm going to do it right so I don't have another surgery," he said, in reference to previous occasions when he admitted coming back too soon from injuries.

Earlier in the week, Woods said he still needs to get into golf shape, although he is now able to play 18 holes of golf on consecutive days.

On Sunday, Woods also referenced his three surgeries in the same area of his back, the first of which was a microdiscectomy procedure in March 2014. He had a second operation in September 2015 and another procedure in the same place the following month. -- By ESPN