Barracuda Championship 2016: Final Leaderboard Scores, Prize-Money Payouts

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Published: July 4, 2016

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While the focus for most golf fans was on Dustin Johnson's win in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Greg Chalmers narrowly held off a challenge by Gary Woodland to win the 2016 Barracuda Championship in Reno, Nevada, on Sunday.

Chalmers earned five points with an eagle on the final hole of the tournament to defeat Woodland by six points:



The Barracuda Championship is the only tournament on the PGA Tour schedule that utilizes modified Stableford scoring, which can create confusion for those not familiar with the format.

A golfer earns a set score on each hole depending on how he performs. Here's a quick breakdown for the six different point values, per the PGA Tour's official website:



Sunday's win was the first of Chalmers' career, and according to Golf.com, he had gone the most tournaments (385) among active golfers without finishing atop the leaderboard.

Chalmers can rest easy now, but nerves appeared to be getting the best of him on the final day. Before his eagle on No. 18, he was on pace to finish with minus-one point in the final round.

Woodland made a late charge to try to overtake Chalmers. He birdied the 13th and 14th holes to climb to within two points of the leader.

Heading onto the 18th tee, a birdie would've given him the lead. Woodland started off well with a drive down the middle of the fairway, which the PGA Tour shared on Twitter:



He dropped his second shot into a bunker to the right of the green, though, and three shots later, he settled for a bogey to conclude his tournament.

That left the Barracuda Championship firmly in Chalmers' hands. Although he was unable to pad his advantage over Woodland after bogeying No. 17, he needed only a par on No. 18 to end his winless drought. He landed his second shot on the green, a little more than eight feet from the hole.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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