The victory was Thomas’ 11th in this his sixth season on the PGA Tour. It also was his second win in his past four starts, his first coming in the BMW Championship in August.
Bernd Wiesberger’s comeback from wrist surgery had already qualified as a success, but in the wake of his victory in the Italian Open overnight he could add remarkable to its description.
The Players Championship remains golf’s unofficial fifth Major, but it will be the site of a major breakthrough in golf coverage beginning next year: get ready to watch every shot hit by every player in the field during every round at TPC Sawgrass.