World number one Jason Day continued his astonishing hot streak with an emphatic four-stroke victory at the $10.5m Players Championship in Florida on Sunday.
He was never seriously tested in the final round en route to his seventh victory in his past 17 starts.
Day, who began the day with a four-shot cushion, never led by less than two strokes despite some wayward tee shots at the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach.
He displayed a stellar putting touch to card 71 and finish at 15-under-par 273.
American Kevin Chappell (69) birdied two of the final three holes to claim the runner-up spot on 11-under.
Graeme McDowell led the Irish charge with a second consecutive 69 to leave him eight-under-par for the tournament, tied ninth.
The Portrush man excelled in demanding playing conditions on Saturday to carve out a round of three-under-par, leaving him on five-under heading for the last day.
He reproduced that form on Sunday, shooting five birdies and two bogeys to get home in eight-under.
Rory McIlroy finished a shot behind his compatriot after a final-round 70. A poor Saturday put paid to any genuine hopes the Holywood man harboured of taking the title, but he made a decent finish to sign off tied 12th on seven-under-par.
Shane Lowry toasted Offaly’s Leinster SFC defeat of Longford before he took to the course, but he couldn't make it an even sweeter day for the Faithful County as his one-under 71 saw him finish up tied 16th on six-under.
Day, 28, is the fourth Australian to win the PGA Tour's flagship event, after Steve Elkington (1991 and 1997), Greg Norman (1994) and Adam Scott (2004).
Among players currently aged less than 30, only Rory McIlroy (11) has more PGA Tour victories than Day (10).
Less than a year ago, Day had only three PGA Tour victories and was becoming increasingly frustrated by a series of near-misses at major championships.
Since then he has broken his major duck with a victory at the PGA Championship in August, and undeniably established himself as the best player in the world with a powerful long game that is backed up by a deft short game and a silky putting touch.
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That's 7 wins in 17 events.
Congrats, Jason. pic.twitter.com/X29Ukhznx6
