Rory McIlroy built a three-shot lead on the back nine at The Players Championship and unheralded J.J. Spaun didn't ... Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning.

J.J. Spaun, a 34-year-old golfer from Scottsdale, Arizona, currently leads the 2025 Players Championship by one shot after shooting a 70 in the third round. Spaun, who played college golf at San Diego ...

and unheralded J.J. Spaun didn’t blink. They wound up tied after a four-hour rain delay and had to return Monday for a playoff to decide who wins the richest tournament in golf. McIlroy needed ...

Rory McIlroy needed only three swings. And yet his victory Monday over J.J. Spaun in The Players Championship revealed so much about the state of his game and the cruel nature of the notorious TPC ...

Everyone appeared frustrated. Everyone except J.J. Spaun, a 34-year-old journeyman from California, who after his round on ...

He hung out with fellow California native Charley Hoffman, who had a self-therapy contraption handy that Spaun simply had to try out for himself. RELATED: J.J. Spaun got an all-time break thanks ...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — J.J. Spaun only had to look at the video boards around the TPC Sawgrass to appreciate the chaos going around him Saturday in The Players Championship.