The PGA Tour teased in its promotions for the event that March would be "major", putting the often argued status of their $25m (£18. But the Players is still very, very special and the 2026 edition proved one of the best even though the tour's biggest guns Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy failed to fire. Of the leading contenders only he and Justin Thomas had taken on the teasing pin tight to the right edge of the island green 17th. Again the golf course exacted demands that induced the Swede's crucial errors as he found water on the 11th and 12th holes. "The risk and reward of the back nine asks relentless questions and he failed pretty much immediately," said Wilson who was part of the 5 Live commentary team in Florida. "If you try to explain how major becomes a major you could talk to 10 different people and get 10 different answers," he told BBC Sport.