Rory McIlroy held off Jim Furyk in Sunday’s final round to win The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. McIlroy sank a pair of late birdies to post a two-under 70 and finish the tournament at 16-under-par. Furyk fired a five-under 67 to finish alone in second place at 15-under. Eddie Pepperell and Jhonattan Vegas tied for third at minus-14.
Nashville’s Brandt Snedeker tied for fifth at 13 under and Louisville area native Justin Thomas tied for 35th at five under par.