Bud Cauley was on the verge of greatness on Sunday morning. He entered the final 18 holes at The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. in second place

Yet both players won on a day when no winner was decided, with Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun headed to a three-hole playoff Monday morning. Neither Danny Walker nor Bud Cauley was supposed to be in the field this week.

Players Championship fourth-round highlights from the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, which carried over to the tournament's ninth Monday finish in history, where Rory McIlroy beat J.J. Spaun in the three aggregate holes at 1-over.

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The forecast was for more wind and enough rain that the PGA Tour moved up the tee times to send players off in threesomes from both sides Sunday morning. J.J. Spaun leads the tourney by a stroke.

Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun will meet in a playoff Monday to determine the Players Championship. Here are nine things to know. The post 9 things to know about the Players Championship Monday playoff appeared first on Golf.