Rory McIlroy wins the Players Championship after defeating JJ Spaun in a playoff on St Patrick's Day

"I'm unbelievably proud and happy to win my second Players Championship and I think this is the third time I have won on St Patrick's Day so it's been a good luck charm for me."

LUCK OF THE IRISH: Rory McIlroy reacts during a trophy ceremony after winning a playoff round of The Players Championship. Pic: AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson.

Rory McIlroy celebrated St Patrick's Day in style by defeating JJ Spaun in a play-off to win the prestigious Players Championship for the second time.

McIlroy covered the three-hole aggregate play-off in one over par, but that was comfortably enough to beat Spaun in a somewhat anticlimactic finish at TPC Sawgrass.