(This story has been updated to add new information.)
It’s Monday, the finally final day of The Players Championship.
After a four-hour delay for severe thunderstorms around TPC Sawgrass on Sunday afternoon, and a deadlock atop the leaderboard on Sunday night, there’s a two-man, three-hole playoff Monday morning to decide the victor in Ponte Vedra Beach.
J.J. Spaun, the third-round leader, erased a three-stroke deficit with five remaining holes to stay alive in the quest for his second career PGA Tour win. He’ll face off against 27-time PGA Tour winner and 2019 Players champion Rory McIlroy, who’s eager to join the select list of multiple winners at the Tour’s flagship event.
This is the first playoff to decide The Players since 2015.
The Players leaderboard
Keep up with the latest scores on the official PGA Tour leaderboard.
How does The Players Championship’s Monday playoff work?
Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun will compete in a three-hole playoff over No. 16, No. 17 and No. 18. The best overall score over the three holes will win.
If the two remain tied, they would move to a sudden-death format at No. 17, then cycling through Nos. 18, 16 and 17, in that order, until a champion is determined. –Clayton Freeman
The Players 2025 schedule and how to watch
Playoff: Monday, March 17
- First tee: Nos. 16, 17, 18
- TV coverage: 9 a.m.
- TV channel: Golf Channel, Peacock
The playoff round of The Players Championship is scheduled to broadcast nationally on Golf Channel and Peacock starting at 9 a.m.
The Players purse
The total purse for The Players Championship is $25 million with the winner taking home $4.5 million.
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida weather: Day 5 Monday
PGA Tour meteorologist Wade Stettner projects a high of 66 degrees Monday, with no chance of rain. But it will remain windy on Ponte Vedra, with the chance of gusts up to 30 mph.
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