It’s the first time in his career he has won twice going into the Masters, the major that for more than a decade has kept him from joining golf’s most elite group with the career Grand Slam.

Rory McIlroy needed an extra hour and three additional holes to confirm his spot in the winner's circle at the 2025 Players Championship when he won an aggregate playoff over J.J. Spaun in a three-hole aggregate playoff in chilly and windy conditions Monday morning at TPC Sawgrass.

The PGA Tour's marquee event needed an extra day to finish, but Rory McIlroy claimed his 28th Tour win in a playoff over J.J. Spaun.

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J.J. Spaun in a Monday playoff at the 2025 Players Championship. Tournament officials started the final round Sunday early in hopes of avoiding a predicted storm. That did not happen, as there was a four-hour weather delay at around the mid-point of the final groups final round.

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