Rory McIlroy won his second PLAYERS in six years with an impressive display of controlled shots, course management and scrambling around TPC Sawgrass. There's a few keys golfers can take away from McIlroy's play to improve their own games,

After missing the short grass again off the tee, McIlroy’s ball settled down in the pine straw to the right of the fairway. With water all down the left side, and plenty of trees in his way, it looked like McIlroy was destined for a bogey — or worse.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Rory McIlroy winning The Players Championship gave him so much of what he doesn't need. The $4.5 million prize is the largest for any tournament in the world. It pushed McIlroy's career earnings on the PGA Tour alone to just over $99.7 million, second only to Tiger Woods.