Rory McIlroy Wins the PLAYERS In a Monday Playoff

Fresh off the course at TPC Sawgrass after following Rory McIlroy for his three-hole playoff victory, Smylie Kaufman joins Charlie Hulme on his car ride home while recapping the 2025 PLAYERS Championship. Smylie covers everything from the wildly shifting weather conditions in Ponte Vedra Beach to what he saw from Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas as we look ahead to the first major of the year in less than a month.

Smylie and Charlie also discuss some off-the-course storylines, including the back-and-forth between Collin Morikawa and the media, and bizarre exchange between Rory and Texas junior Luke Potter during a Tuesday practice round.

 

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Smylie drives home

02:10 - Monday Playoff: Rory McIlroy vs. JJ Spaun

10:38 - Analyzing Rory's performance

19:08 - AnalyzingScottie Scheffler's performance

23:02 - Sunday's weather delay

27:40 - Saturday's wild conditions

30:34 - Justin Thomas ties the course record Friday

35:46 - How close was Akshay Bhatia?

43:18 - Morikawa clashes with the media

51:22 - Discussing the Rory McIlroy - Luke Potter practice round incident

1:05:25 - Matt Fitzpatrick and Billy Foster Split

1:06:00 - Tiger Woods Achilles Surgery

1:08:30 - Joaquin Niemann wins again on LIV