There are few things that Spaun would take back from what has to be considered a career-best performance, even if he has a single tour win in the Valero Texas Open. Maybe his putt on the 72nd hole on Sunday evening, when his ball came up about two rolls short of victory on a birdie try.

Rory McIlroy defeated J.J. Spaun on Monday in a three-hole playoff to win the 51st Players Championship, at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. Here is what happened in the playoff, shot-by-shot:

With the resumption of play, follow the final-round action of the $25 million flagship event on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass with our live blog. Q. It seemed like yesterday there were some frustrating moments, for obvious reasons because of the conditions and stuff. When you stepped back last night, what did you take out of yesterday?