Nobody has ever won back-to-back Players Championships at TPC Sawgrass.
But it only took the first two editions of the APGA Tour's Billy Horschel Invitational — also played at TPC Sawgrass — for someone to successfully defend their title.
And that someone was Willie Mack III. The 33-year-old Flint native started the day in a three-way tie with Marcus Byrd and Wyatt Worthington. However, not making a bogey until No. 11 — his first of the tournament — Mack cruised to a four-stroke victory over Byrd and finished at 5-under 139.
“I enjoy this course and it is never easy winning against the competition out here on the APGA Tour,” Mack told the Florida Times-Union after his victory Friday.