Provocation escalated

Cell phone thief McIlroy continued his robbery

Rory McIlroy was the man in the headlines at the Players Championship.(Bild: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The man in the headlines at the Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach was Rory McIlroy. The golf superstar confidently won the play-off against J.J. Spaun on Monday afternoon, celebrating his second victory at the fifth major of the year. The Northern Irishman had previously caused a stir when he stole a college golfer's smartphone following a verbal provocation.

The next professional golfer to fail on the legendary island green of the 17th fairway at the TPC Sawgrass! American J.J. Spaun played his tee shot into the water in Monday's play-off of the Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach. In the end, he needed six strokes for the par three.