On Sunday, Rory McIlroy had to come from behind to get himself into a playoff at The Players Championship. On Monday, he won the playoff with relative ease over J.J. Spaun to win golf's so-called ...

The world No 2 saw a three-shot lead slip away in a tight late finish to Sunday’s action, setting up a dramatic play-off for the title ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts during a trophy ceremony ...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — It turned out Rory McIlroy needed only three good swings to win The Players Championship on Monday in a playoff over J.J. Spaun. McIlroy blasted his opening tee shot and hit ...

After a weather delay at The Players Championship of four hours and six seconds, Rory McIlroy calmly stepped up to his approach shot on the par-4 12th hole and chipped to inside 14 feet.

McIlroy, who was bidding for his second title at TPC Sawgrass in what is colloquially known as ‘golf’s fifth major’, went into Sunday’s final round four strokes behind Spaun but an ...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy winning The Players Championship gave him so much of what he doesn't need. The $4.5 million prize is the largest for any tournament in the world.

It was J.J. Spaun's birdies on 14 and 16, along with Rory McIlroy's bogey on 14, to leave both players tied at 12 under after 72 holes. How will The Players Championship be decided now? McIlroy and ...

Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun will head back out for a three-hole playoff Monday morning to decide The Players Championship. The two ended the final round tied at 12-under on the week after a long ...

On Sunday, Rory McIlroy had to come from behind to get himself into a playoff at The Players Championship. On Monday, he won the playoff with relative ease over J.J. Spaun to win golf's so-called ...