It will take three more holes — at least — to determine who wins The Players Championship in 2025.
Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun will go head-to-head in an aggregate playoff after a lengthy weather delay pushed Sunday’s final round to sunset.
McIlroy and Spaun finished the day at TPC Sawgrass tied at 12 under par and will return to the course Monday morning for the deciding holes.
Here’s how to tune in to the conclusion of the tournament known as the “fifth major”:
How to watch The Players Championship playoff
The Players Championship playoff will be broadcast on the Golf Channel.
Fans can also stream the playoff live via Fubo or Peacock.
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How to listen to the Players Championship playoff on radio
If you can’t get to a TV or laptop to stream the event, you can always lock in and listen to it on radio. SiriusXM will have a live play-by-play of the Players Championship playoff.
Listen to the final few moments of the tournament and find out who will win as Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun battle on Monday morning. After the event, there’ll be plenty of post-tournament coverage on SiriusXM’s golf channel.
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Players Championship playoff start time
- Date: Monday, March 17
- Time: 9 a.m. ET
McIlroy and Spaun will tee it up at TPC Sawgrass on Monday, March 17, beginning at 9 a.m. ET.
Players Championship playoff format
McIlroy and Spaun will play holes 16, 17, and 18 on Monday morning, and the player with the lowest aggregate score after those three holes will be the winner.
In Sunday’s final round, McIlroy shot par on each of those holes, while Spaun played them at 1 under with a birdie on the par-5 16th.
If they remain tied, they’ll continue to play hole-by-hole in a sudden-death format, with the first player to win a hole taking the title. The first sudden-death hole would be No. 17, followed by No. 18 and No. 16 if needed.
Players Championship playoff history
This is the first playoff at the Players since Rickie Fowler defeated Kevin Kisner and Sergio Garcia on the fourth extra hole 10 years ago.
| Year | Winner | Runner(s) up |
| 2015 | Rickie Fowler | Kevin Kisner, Sergio Garcia |
| 2011 | K.J. Choi | David Toms |
| 2008 | Sergio Garcia | Paul Goydos |
| 1987 | Sandy Lyle | Jeff Sluman |
| 1981 | Raymond Floyd | Barry Jaeckel and Curtis Strange |
