McIlroy beats Spaun in play-off to win Players

Rory McIlroy claimed his 2nd Players Championship rubric with a comfy triumph implicit JJ Spaun successful a three-hole play-off astatine Sawgrass.

It is the Northern Irishman's 2nd PGA Tour triumph of the play and comes successful the astir prestigious lawsuit extracurricular of the yearly 4 majors.

"I americium unbelievably arrogant and blessed to triumph my 2nd Players," said the satellite fig two.

"It's the 3rd clip I've won connected St Patrick's Day. It's been a good-luck charm for me."

McIlroy dominated the play-off from the opening tee changeable connected the par-three 16th, booming his thrust down the centre of the fairway, portion Spaun could lone find the rough.

The American satellite fig 57 chopped his 2nd into a greenside bunker and took 3 from determination to registry a par, portion McIlroy, who deed his 2nd into the centre of the green, two-putted for a birdie.

McIlroy past recovered the greenish with his tee changeable connected the iconic par-three 17th 'island hole', but Spaun dunked his shot successful the h2o to efficaciously extremity his hopes.

He took a triple-bogey six and though McIlroy three-putted to driblet a shot, his pb was 3 going down the last.

Both players scrambled their mode down the 18th but McIlroy's vantage was truthful large that helium could pat successful for a bogey and Spaun picked up his shot without finishing the hole.

"I consciousness truly atrocious for JJ," added McIlroy. "He deed a large changeable connected the 17th but it conscionable went consecutive done the wind."