Rory McIlroy Wins Players Championship
Rory McIlroy won the Players Championship, beating 48-year-old Jim Furyk by one shot after a thrilling final round at Sawgrass.
The Northern Irishman’s two-under-par 70 gave him victory on 16 under.
It is his first win in a year and sets him up for an attempt at the career Grand Slam at the Masters next month.
Leader board
-16 Rory McIlroy (NI); -15 J Furyk (US); – 14 E Pepperell (Eng), J Vegas (Ven); -13 D Johnson (US), B Snedeker, T Fleetwood; -12 Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Justin Rose (Eng), Jason Day (Aus), Brian Harman (US) Selected others:-11 J Rahm (Spa); – 8 S Garcia (Spa); -6 M Wallace (Eng), T Woods (US); -5 R Knox (Sco); -4 M Fitzpatrick; -2 I Poulter (Eng)