Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. — In a wacky week at The Players Championship, where a rowdy spectator was subdued by a Taser and the world's No. 1 player withdrew with a neck injury with 12 holes left, perennial runner-up Tim Clark finally broke through for his first PGA Tour win.

In his 206th start on Tour, the scrappy, 5-7 South African came up big on the Tour's biggest stage with a bogey-free 67, the lowest score on a sun-splashed Sunday when wind, firm conditions and lightning greens at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass conspired to send scores soaring to an average of 74.18. Davis Love III was the only other player to break 70.

Clark finished at 16-under-par 272, one shot ahead of Robert Allenby. Lucas Glover, with a late charge that included a 48-foot birdie on the 17th hole, finished third. Lee Westwood, the overnight leader, made double bogey on the 17th en route to a 74 and a tie for fourth...

Tim Clark wins The Players to claim his first PGA Tour title





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