It’s a simple question — but the answer isn’t as simple as you might think.
All of golf’s majors use a different playoff format. The Masters is sudden death. But the U.S. Open uses a two-hole aggregate, with the PGA Championship a three-hole aggregate and the Open Championship in the United Kingdom four.
The Players, which is often referred to as golf’s unofficial fifth major, uses a three-hole aggregate format like the PGA Championship.
Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun will today face off for a three-hole aggregate playoff on Nos. 16, 17 and 18 at 9 a.m. ET. If they’re still tied after the three-hole stretch, the players will start sudden-death play on No. 17 and then No. 18, if necessary.
