A rain-plagued Players ended Monday evening with more rain and a masterful finish by Jacksonville resident Cameron Smith.
As the best field in golf gave chase and failed to make up ground, Smith’s putting precision helped deliver him a one-stroke win, a victory worth $3.6 million, the highest payout in Players history. Smith finished 13-under 275, just in front of Anirban Lahiri.His drive went far right and into the pine straw and his punch out was too much, rolling across the fairway and into the water. The short game bailed him out again. Smith hit his drop to within 3 feet and he sank his bogey putt.
It was a relatively star-less leaderboard for a tournament that was shaken out of its normal routine for the third straight year. Only two major champions dotted the late Monday cluster of 15 golfers within two strokes of the lead, Keegan Bradley and Shane Lowry. Bradley was in pursuit until the very end, courtesy of a sizzling back nine that he was 5-under on until his ragged finish.When the field provided pressure, Smith hit the accelerator to stay in front, with his putting the difference. Smith had nine one putts through his first 13 holes. Putting for par on both Nos.
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