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Cameron Young Wins The Players by One With Clutch 17th and Record 18th Drive

The 28-year-old’s second PGA Tour title at the tour’s flagship event delivers a $4.5 million payday.

Overview

  • Young birdied the island-green 17th, then hit a 375-yard tee shot—the longest recorded on Sawgrass’s 18th—and two‑putted for par to cap a 4-under 68.
  • Matt Fitzpatrick finished runner-up after driving into the trees on 18 and missing an approximately 8‑foot par putt that would have forced a playoff.
  • Young closed at 13-under 275; Xander Schauffele took third at 11 under and Robert MacIntyre was fourth, while 54‑hole leader Ludvig Åberg slid to T‑5 after water on 11 and 12 and a final-round 76.
  • The win is Young’s second PGA Tour victory after the 2025 Wyndham Championship, and he moved up to No. 4 in the world rankings.
  • On a parallel stage, Bryson DeChambeau captured LIV Golf Singapore in a playoff when Richard T. Lee lipped out a two‑foot par putt.