When the inaugural Players Championship was held in 1974, Jack Nicklaus was the winner, earning a $50,000 prize money payout for his victory from an overall purse of $250,000. It was the 54th of 73 PGA Tour titles that Nicklaus won in his career,

Here's how the playoff played out over the 16th, 17th and 18th holes:McIlroy: Birdie-bogey-bogeySpaun: Par-triple bogey-DNFOnce McIlroy tapped in for bogey at the last, victory was mathematically secured and Spaun didn't complete the hole.