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.

But a bogey on the par-4 14th and four straight pars to finish opened the door for other pursuers. Included among that group was J.J. Spaun, who birdied the 14th and par-5 16th to match McIlroy at 12-under par.