Rory McIlroy had every reason to think he would be leaving The Players Championship with the gold trophy and a big payoff Sunday. He was three shots ahead of J.J. Spaun after a four-hour rain delay and had a rain-softened course ahead of him. Spaun refused to give in easily.

With the resumption of play, follow the final-round action of the $25 million flagship event on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass with our live blog. Q. It seemed like yesterday there were some frustrating moments, for obvious reasons because of the conditions and stuff. When you stepped back last night, what did you take out of yesterday?

Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun will play bonus golf Monday after the final round of the Players Championship ended in a tie for first.