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Rory McIlroy emerges from wild day to win Players Championship

Rory McIlroy emerged from a wild day to win The Players Championship.
Credit: Gerald Herbert
Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, holds the trophy after winning The Players Championship golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida on Sunday, March 17, 2019.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Rory McIlroy made two late birdies amid the wild theatrics of Sunday at The Players Championship and closed with a 2-under 70 to win the next best thing to a major.

McIlroy could not afford to make a mistake over the final hour because of Jim Furyk, the 48-year-old former Ryder Cup captain who nearly pulled off a stunner at the TPC Sawgrass. Furyk capped off a 67 with a shot into 3 feet for birdie on the 18th to take the lead.

McIlroy answered with a 15-foot birdie on the 15th, a two-putt birdie on the 16th and dry land on the par-3 17th, the island green that never looks smaller than on Sunday.

He was solid to the end to win The Players in his 10th try.

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