Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun will face off in a three-hole playoff for the Players Championship title. McIlroy led by three strokes but missed several birdie opportunities, allowing Spaun to catch up.

That prevented Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun -- tied atop the leaderboard at 12 under -- from getting in extra holes before nightfall. As such, TPC Sawgrass will hose a three-hole aggregate playoff ...

We take a look back at some of the most contentious moments in recent Players Championship history, from Rory McIlroy's infamous fake ID incident to Rickie Fowler's heated exchange with a spectator.

Rory McIlroy survived a day of attrition and a string of soft bogeys to birdie the last and keep leader JJ Spaun in his sights at TPC Sawgrass. The world number two rolled in a nine-footer for a ...

Lee and Akshay Bhatia were forced to play one shot from the driving range. Rory McIlroy found the water but struggled to hit a fairway. At one point, Xander Schauffele was forced to hit left-handed.

JJ Spaun takes a one-shot lead into the final round of The Players, as Rory McIlroy’s late birdie kept him in contention after a day where conditions caused chaos at TPC Sawgrass. Spaun holed a ...

Tommy Fleetwood could not speak highly enough of his Ryder Cup teammate Rory McIlroy, after describing the Northern Irishman as the best player of their generation. McIlroy finds himself in ...

Equipment changes can be hard on golfers and Rory McIlroy reportedly lost his patience at last weekend's Arnold Palmer Invitational. According to Golfweek, the four-time major winner paid nearly $ ...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — The best thing Rory McIlroy can say about his Saturday 73 at the Players Championship, leaving him four shots off JJ Spaun's lead at eight under, is that he didn't lose the ...

The current top three golfers in the world, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, and Xander Schauffele, played together at The Players Championship but failed to draw the same crowd excitement as ...

Rory McIlroy’s week at TPC Sawgrass took an unexpected turn Tuesday. When practicing for Thursday’s opening round of The Players Championship, a college golfer heckled the four-time major ...

One of the biggest stars in the world of professional golf is Rory McIlroy, a player who has won major championships and been at or near the top of the sport for over a decade. While a place of ...