Rory McIlroy took home more than just a trophy after winning The Players Championship on Monday following a three-hole playoff against J.J. Spaun.

Winning The Players Championship gave Rory McIlroy so much he doesn't need. The $4.5 million payoff went to a player closing in on $100 million for his career.

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 fifth major. McIlroy played himself into the playoff ...

Rory McIlroy continues to sit on the front page of the leaderboard, but TPC Sawgrass still finds ways to put its claws into him at The PLAYERS Championship.

Rory McIlroy will face unheralded American JJ Spaun in a three-hole play-off to decide the winner of The Players Championship after a dramatic day on Sunday saw the Northern Irishman let slip a three-shot lead.

Rory McIlroy has won The Players Championship in a three-hole playoff against J.J. Spaun that lacked any real drama.

After more than a year defined mostly by his near-misses, Rory McIlroy slammed the door on J.J. Spaun in Monday's playoff at Sawgrass. Now, the big one awaits in three weeks, writes Bob Harig.

Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun are headed for a three-hole playoff to decide The Players Championship. But it won't happen until Monday.

Rory McIlroy remained on top of the leaderboard Sunday afternoon after The Players Championship was delayed due to weather.

The Players Championship will be decided in a three-hole playoff between Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun. Here's when they'll tee it up at TPC Sawgrass.

McIlroy began the day four shots behind Spaun, who held the 54-hole lead. The Northern Irishman quickly made up the deficit, though, making a birdie on the par-4 1st and an eagle on the par-5 2nd to jump up the leaderboard.