The 2025 Players Championship will bleed into the work week as a four-hour rain delay coupled with a tie at the end of regulation will force Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun back to TPC Sawgrass early Monday morning.

The world No 2 saw a three-shot lead slip away in a tight late finish to Sunday’s action, setting up a dramatic play-off for the title

The PGA Tour has suspended play at TPC Sawgrass due to lightning approaching the Jacksonville area. Right before the horn sounded, Rory McIlroy drained a 13-footer for birdie on the par-5 11th hole to grab the solo lead at 12-under par. He then rifled a long-iron down the middle of the fairway on the par-4 12th, his last swing before the stoppage.