Players Championship live updates: How to watch Rory McIlroy-J.J. Spaun playoff, format
It all comes down to this.
Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun have three holes and each other between them and the 2025 Players Championship title. The duo will compete in a three-hole aggregate playoff beginning at 9 a.m. ET. It got pushed to Monday after a four-hour rain delay during Sunday's final round.
McIlroy shot 4-under 68 on Sunday while Spaun carded an even-par 72. None of that matters now. It's all about how they perform for three holes.
Follow along below for live updates and highlights from the playoff at the Players Championship.
Players Championship playoff scores
Here's a look at live leaderboard from the playoff.
What is the playoff format for the Players Championship?
According to the PGA Tour:
If there is still a tie, the sudden-death playoff will continue at No. 16 and then 17 and 18.
Players tied for the lead after 72 holes will settle the Players in a three-hole aggregate playoff. This format was instituted in 2014 after the tournament had used a sudden-death playoff format in previous years.
The three-hole playoff will use players' total scores from TPC Sawgrass' famed trio of closing holes: Nos. 16, 17 and 18.
If there’s still a tie after those three holes, the playoff will move into sudden-death format. Sudden death will start on the island-green 17th before proceeding to No. 18 if necessary.
What are the playoff records for Rory McIlroy, J.J. Spaun?
Mcllroy, who has 27 PGA Tour wins, is 3-2 in playoffs. His last playoff was at 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, a team event he played with Shane Lowry. His last individual playoff win was the 2020 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions when he defeated Xander Schauffele. Spaun has one career PGA Tour win in 227 starts and has never gone to a playoff.
How to watch the 2025 Players Championship playoff
The Monday playoff will start at 9 a.m. ET on Golf Channel on TV and be live streamed on Peacock.
Players Championship prize money
The winner Monday will take home $4.5 million, but it was a big payday for numerous players in the field.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Players playoff live updates: Highlights from Rory McIlroy-JJ Spaun
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