PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — As much as J.J. Spaun wanted to win the Players Championship, putting up an excellent fight in the process, Rory McIlroy needed to capture the PGA Tour’s flagship event on Monday.
There have been too many close calls, too many disappointments, too many high-profile moments of distress over the past few years for McIlroy to have walked away from north Florida without such an important victory.
