Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun have had contrasting careers. But they both know the sting of defeat, the joy of victory, and how both mold a player.
Rory McIlroy may have faced pressure on the 17th tee in Monday’s playoff — but it was nothing like the pressure Johnson Wagner faced with the 2025 Players Championship winner watching over him. Sadly, he did not deliver.
Hear from J.J. Spaun after coming up short in a playoff to Rory McIlroy in The Players Championship, discussing the sting of the defeat, his commitment to his shots and the positives he’s taking from TPC Sawgrass.
Rory McIlroy joins the set of Live From The Players, sharing how vulnerability has shaped his career in the last few years, walking through the weekend at TPC Sawgrass, reflecting on his nerves and more.
Live From The Players reacts to Rory McIlroy’s win in The Players Championship playoff against J.J. Spaun, highlighting his ability to fight demons from tournaments past and his fortitude in getting it done on Monday.
Rory McIlroy and J. J. Spaun are heading to a three-hole aggregate playoff at The Players Championship, where McIlroy will attempt to change the narrative and Spaun will look to secure a career-defining win over a great.
J.J. Spaun didn’t do it with flash or pizzazz — he just got the job done, refusing to blink and buckling down to force a Players Championship Monday morning playoff against Rory McIlroy. Live From praises his resolve.
A couple of chips on TPC Sawgrass’s 16th hole by Rory McIlroy and J. J. Spaun went a long way toward sending both to a playoff. Johnson Wagner gives his attempt at both — and his attempts are spectacular.
Rory McIlroy has found himself in trouble time and time again at The Players Championship, but he’s seemingly always managed to escape. Brandel Chamblee breaks down his scrambling at TPC Sawgrass.
Hal Sutton reminisces on his win at The Players Championship in 2000, a victory that saw him knock off Tiger Woods in impressive fashion.
Rex Hoggard and Todd Lewis report on the horrifying 2018 car crash that almost cost The Players Championship contender Bud Cauley his life -- but, he says, toughened him, too.
Rory McIlroy didn’t find many fairways on Saturday -- then again, who did? -- and struggled putting. But four strokes off the lead at The Players Championship, he’s hanging around, and has the upper hand in experience.
Johnson Wagner tried the chip shot that derailed Scottie Scheffler’s 12th hole during the third round of The Players Championship, doing exactly what the world No. 1 did, sending his golf ball right into the water.
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Daily “mini-pods” from Rex and Lav during the 50th edition of The Players Championship.
No player has ever successfully defended their title at The Players. Scheffler is five back.
Clark started the day leading by four but fought be just one back heading to Sunday.
Schauffele leads Wyndham Clark by one shot entering the final round at TPC Sawgrass.
Tee times and pairings for the final round of the 50th Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.
Fowler was teeing off on the par-5 16th when a fan’s actions upset him.
Ghim decided to chip from better-than-most range at TPC Sawgrass’ 17th hole on Saturday, and it worked.
McIlroy’s first par of the day came after an incredible recovery shot at the seventh.
Clark said Scheffler’s consistent excellence has inspired him to be a better player.