Cameron Young Holds Off Matt Fitzpatrick To Win The Players Championship After Dramatic Final Round

ABERG LEADS GOING INTO THE BACK NINE

We're set-up for a thrilling finale at TPC Sawgrass, where Ludvig Aberg is two clear of Robert MacIntyre, Matt Fitzpatrick and Cameron Young.

Aberg is level-par for his round, while others are making charges around him. Aberg has led since the second round, so will look to claim the biggest win of his career over the next few hours.

WELCOME!

Welcome to our coverage of the final round of The Players Championship. We're set for an enthralling final couple of hours at TPC Sawgrass, where Ludvig Aberg currently leads a group of three.

GETTING TIGHT AT TPC SAWGRASS

At the start of the day, Ludvig Aberg led by three over Michael Thorbjornsen. It's not been a good day for the challenger, though, who is now down in T15.

Instead, Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Young and Robert MacIntyre are his nearest rivals, two behind on 11 under.

Aberg is on the 10th and one over for the day in pursuit of his first PGA Tour title since the 2025 Genesis Invitational.

LEADER MAKES PAR AT THE 10TH

At the 10th, Aberg makes a good two-putt to get away with a par after opening the hole with a drive that went right into the thick rough..

Aberg very rarely looks anything other than in control and utterly composed, but surely the eight holes coming up will test his nerves to the limit, particuarly with three others breathing down his neck.

BRILLIANT FROM SPAUN

Shades of the 72nd hole at the US Open for JJ Spaun, who finished runner-up at The Players a year ago. He drains a 31-foot birdie putt at the 17th to move to four-under - not close to challenging the leaders, of course, but wrapping up his tournament well.

CLOSE FOR CHALLENGERS

Robert MacIntyre in T2 must have thought he had his sixth birdie of the day at the 13th with a beautifully judged putt from distance. It looks destined for the cup all the way... until it stays out, brushing the lip on its slow trickle past.

Soon after, at the 11th, Matt Fitzpatrick has a long, long eagle putt for the co-lead, but it comes up short. It'll leave a reasonable attempt at birdie though.

FRUSTRATION FOR FITZPATRICK

At the par-5 11th, Fitzpatrick lines up a birdie putt that would take him one back of Aberg. It's not a particularly long one, but it drifts left and that's a real opportunity allowed to slip by.

BIG ERROR FROM THE LEADER!

Disaster for Aberg at the 11th! His second misses the intended target by miles to find the lake in front of the green. That could really shake things up if he can't salvage a par here.

The wind was a factor in that error, and the weather is supposed to deteriorate between now and the end of play. This could be a very interesting couple of hours or so.

With his fourth, Aberg finds the green to give him a fighting chance of par. He's 16 feet from the cup.

MATT ON THE MOVE

Are the nerves finally creeping in for Ludvig Aberg? If they are, the prospect of Matt Fitzpatrick in his trail won't be helping. He'll have another excellent birdie opportunity at the 12th, after his second finds the green just two feet from the hole.

WELL DONE, SUDARSHAN

PGA Tour rookie Sudarshan Yellamaraju finishes a highly creditable round of 68 with a bogey to finish with the clubhouse lead at nine under.

TIED AT THE TOP!

Fitzpatrick wraps up his birdie at the 12th, and, almost simultaneously, Aberg misses his par putt at the 11th and suddenly, we have a tie at the top.

Next, Robert MacIntye bogeys the 14th to move back to 10 under.

ABERG FINDS WATER AGAIN!

Things are turning around quickly, as co-leader Fitzpatrick gets within feet of another birdie at the 13th, while Aberg then finds the water for the second hole running from his tee shot at the 12th.

To continue a breathless half an hour or so, Cam Young then birdies the 13th to move to 12 under and level with Aberg!

DOUBLE BOGEY FOR ABERG

Right behind Fitzpatrick, Cameron Young and Ludvig Aberg is Robert MacIntyre, who bounces back from a bogey at the 14th to birdie the 15th.

Meanwhile, Aberg faces a lengthy bogey putt coming back up the hill at the 12th. This is threatening to spin out of control for the Swede.

From 19 feet, his bogey shot comes up short. That'll be a double and, just like that, he's three behind leader Fitzpatrick.

ABERG ARRESTS SLIDE AT 13TH

At the 13th tee, Ludvig Aberg is trying to avoid finding the water for the third hole in a row. He manages it, but it's not the greatest shot, failing to find the green at the par-3.

His second is much, much more like it. The delicate chip onto the green gets within half a roll of a birdie. He could have done with that, but he takes a par and moves on.

CAMERON YOUNG AND MATT FITZPATRICK SHARE LEAD

Aberg may yet have some hope here, as Matt Fitzpatrick now faces a lengthy par putt at the 14th.

He's on the edge of the green, and needs this to go in. It doesn't, though. Now Cameron Young has a putt for par and in it goes!

He now shares the lead over Fitzpatrick!

SETBACK FOR MACINTYRE

Robert MacIntyre suffers a setback with a bogey at the 16th after finding the water. He's now back to 10 under. Matt Fitzpatrick and Cameron Young lead on 12 under.

At the 18th, Sepp Straka also finds the water, and he can't recover, finishing with a double bogey to go back to eight under.

FITZPATRICK TAKES CHANCE!

At the 15th, Cameron Young has a birdie putt. He's fidgety, as most would be if they were closing in on the title. And he just misses left, leaving him looking up to the heavens.

Aberg then has a birdie putt at the 14th, but it's short.

Now Fitzpatrick at the 14th with his own birdie putt. In it goes and he's got the solo lead again!

Matt Fitzpatrick is getting closer to becoming the first Englishman to win The Players Championship!

NERVES AND CONDITIONS PLAYING A PART

The nerves are clearly kicking in for some of the challengers over the closing holes, not least overnight leader Ludvig Aberg, who is now three back of leader Fitzpatrick. But the players are also contending with increasingly blustery conditions.

Should be fun as the leaders head to the 17th!

AS IT STANDS...

So, after all that, we have Matt Fitzpatrick leading Cameron Young by one, Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Aberg and Robert MacIntyre at 10 under, three back of the lead.

Fitzpatrick and Young are now at the 16th tee box...

THE LEADER IN TROUBLE AT 16TH

Cameron Young finds the fairway with his tee shot at the 16th, but no such luck for the leader Matt Fitzpatrick, who is in the pinestraw to the left of the fairway. This will be tricky as his approach is going to be into the wind.

With 281 yards to the hole, the Englishman pitches it down the fairway to leave a lengthy third.

BRILLIANT FROM JT

At the 17th, Justin Thomas saves par brilliantly. His tee shot is exceptional. Going at the flag, his ball lands right in front of the pin, before spinning back cruelly onto the fringe. His second then travels mere inches to leave a tricky - and lengthy - par putt, but he judges it to perfection.

What a week the 2021 champion has had, in just his second start spending since four months out on the sidelines.

TROUBLE FOR CAMERON YOUNG

Indecision from Cameron Young with his approach at the 16th, and it does him no favors, as he hits a tree before the ball sails into a bunker.

At the 15th, another bogey for Ludvig Aberg drops him back to nine under.

WELL PLAYED, XANDER

Xander Schauffele's race is run, and he does it in style with three birdies in his last four holes to move to third at 11 under.

MacIntyre then makes par at the 18th to finish on 10 under. With Schauffele back in the clubhouse one ahead of him, that means his chances of winning are over.

PARS FOR YOUNG AND FITZPATRICK AT THE 16TH

On the 16th green, Matt Fitzpatrick and Cameron Young both have long birdie putts.

Young is furthest out so goes first. Up the hill it goes and it's a beautiful read, but there's not quite enough on it and he cleans up for par.

Now Fitzpatrick. Flag in, as ever. And it doesn't trouble the hole either, going a couple of feet beyond. He gets his par too and it's as we were at the top.

Phew! Now the small matter of the island green...

GREAT STUFF AT THE 17TH

Good work from Matt Fitzpatrick with his tee shot the 17th. He piles the pressure on Cam Young, finding the center of the green. How does the American respond? By doing the same, only closer to the flag. Top, top quality play from the pair of them.

THOMAS FINISHES ON EIGHT UNDER

A good week for Justin Thomas ends with a par for a 72. He finishes on eight under.

SUPERB FROM CAMERON YOUNG!

Back to the 17th, and Matt Fitzpatrick is up first with his birdie putt. Not what you'd call east, with 30 feet to go downhill. It rolls right and that'll be a par.

Now Cameron Young's chance to tie the lead. He does it and the pair are both on 13 under going to the 18th!

ADVANTAGE YOUNG AT 18TH

Fitzpatrick and Young are at the 18th tee locked on 13 under. Young is first to go and that's a beauty, finding the fairway a day after he found the water at the same hole.

What have you got, Matt Fitzpatrick? It's further right and in the pinestraw. Advantage Young...

BEAUTIFUL FROM YOUNG AS HE TURNS SCREW

Matt Fitzpatrick is deep into the pinestraw left of the fairway but there's a gap, at least. He sends it onto the fairway and sees it run towards the green before running out of steam.

Young, from the fairway, answers spectacularly, sending his approach to the back of the green directly behind the pin.

NOT QUITE FOR YOUNG

Fitzpatrick's cross-handed chip at the third is nice, very nice, and he has a real chance of saving par. He gets a thumbs up from Cameron Young, too.

Young then takes out his putter for the chance to win it from the fringe. It misses right by a whisker!

CAMERON YOUNG WINS THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP!

Young will make par but Fitzpatrick has eight feet to tie him. It misses right and Cameron Young taps in to win The Players Championship!