Winning The Players Championship gave Rory McIlroy so much he doesn't need. The $4.5 million payoff went to a player closing in on $100 million for his career.

Rory McIlroy won the 2025 Players Championship, defeating J.J. Spaun in a three-hole playoff on Monday after both players finished 12 under through four rounds. The weather-delayed fourth round forced the playoff to be played on St. Patrick's Day.

On Sunday, Rory McIlroy had to come from behind to get himself into a playoff at The Players Championship. On Monday, he won the playoff with relative ease over J.J. Spaun to win golf's so-called fifth major.