Rory McIlroy had every reason to think he would be leaving The Players Championship with the gold trophy and a big payoff. He was three shots ahead of JJ Spaun after a four-hour rain delay and had a rain-softened course ahead of him. Spaun refused to give in easily. He caught McIlroy with two

McIlroy, Players champion in 2019, beat Spaun in Monday’s three-hole playoff at TPC Sawgrass.