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 notched his second PGA Tour win of 2025 in a playoff round on Monday, earning his second trophy from The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.

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.

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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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