Winning The Players Championship gave Rory McIlroy so much he doesn't need. The $4.5 million payoff went to a player closing in on $100 million for his career.

Only Tiger Woods has won more money playing golf than Rory McIlroy after the Irishman won The PLAYERS Championship in a playoff over JJ Spaun.

On Sunday, Rory McIlroy had to come from behind to get himself into a playoff at The Players Championship. On Monday, he won the playoff with relative ease over J.J. Spaun to win golf's so-called fifth major.