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Young snatches Players title from Fitzpatrick

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Young won his first PGA Tour event in August 2025 The Players Championship, final leaderboard -13 C Young (US); -12 M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -11 X Schauffele (US); -10 R MacIntyre (Sco) Selected: -9 S Yellamaraju (Can), J Bridgeman (US), L Aberg (Swe); -8 T Fleetwood (Eng), J Thomas (US), S Straka (Aut); -6 B Koepka (US), J Rose (Eng), V Hovland (Nor); -5 S Scheffler (US); Level R McIlroy (NI) Cameron Young snatched the prestigious Players Championship title from Matt Fitzpatrick's grasp in a pulsating finish at TPC Sawgrass. Fitzpatrick, looking to become the first Englishman to win the PGA Tour's flagship event, led by one on the 17th tee but a par-bogey finish cost him as Young closed birdie-par to complete the biggest victory of his career. "The nerves kicked in over the eight-inch putt on the last, the hole looked really small," smiled Young, who shot a four-under-par 68 to win his second PGA Tour title on 13 under par. Aberg's seemingly serene march to the title was abruptly halted by visits to water on the 11th and 12th holes, costing him those three shots. But he rolled in a 10-foot birdie, while Fitzpatrick could only two-putt for par and the players marched to the 18th tee for a final-hole shootout. " And while Young elicited cheers of "USA" after crushing the perfect drive 375 yards down the fairway, Fitzpatrick's went straight and among trees, leaving him unable to reach the green in two.

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