It required three extra holes, but Rory McIlroy has won his second Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, but did something he'd never done.

Rory McIlroy built a three-shot lead on the back nine at The Players Championship and unheralded J.J. Spaun didn't blink. They wound up tied after a four-hour rain delay and had to return Monday for a playoff to decide the richest tournament in golf.

McIlroy seized control early with a big drive that set up an easy birdie on the par-5 16th hole, and he effectively ended the three-hole playoff on the notorious par-3 17th by hitting the green. Spaun’s tee shot sailed over the island and into the water, leading to triple bogey.