JJ Spaun lost a three-hole playoff to Rory McIlroy at the Players Championship, but that loss will not define him.

The Players Championship was finally decided on a chilly Monday morning in the first playoff since 2015. Rory McIlroy beat ...

Rory McIlroy defeated J.J. Spaun on Monday in a three-hole playoff to win the 51st Players Championship, at the Players ...

The 35-year-old had problems with his putter, missing a birdie and a par, while Spaun recorded a triple bogey.

Hear from J.J. Spaun after coming up short in a playoff to Rory McIlroy in The Players Championship, discussing the sting of ...

Rory McIlroy's one-stroke lead over J.J. Spaun turned into a massive advantage on 17, with the latter splashing his tee shot ...

"I was never thinking anything other than 8-iron," Spaun explained after the playoff concluded. "But it was a great shot." ...

Rory McIlroy claimed his second win at The Players Championship with a runaway victory in Monday's playoff over J.J. Spaun.

After coming up short in The Players playoff vs. Rory McIlroy, J.J. Spaun explains what went wrong on a 17th hole tee shot he felt committed to, as well as the disappointment in coming up short.

Rory McIlroy clinched the second Players Championship of his career with a comfortable victory over American JJ Spaun in a ...

J.J. Spaun is a golfer who gained public attention after his performance at the Players Championship. The 35-year-old golfer ...

HONOLULU (AP) Nick Taylor in a playoff is tough to beat. Getting there was hardest part for the Canadian, who delivered another highlight reel of clutch moments Sunday in the Sony Open. Down to ...