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Craig Perks, Sergio Garcia, Henrik Stenson, Adam Scott, Martin Kaymer and Rickie Fowler all feature as Sky Sports remembers the six best final-round finishes in the history of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Craig Perks, 2002Craig Perks will always be remembered for the most thrilling final three holes the Players Championship has ever seen, which ended in the only PGA Tour win of his career.Having spent the second and third days near the top of the leaderboard, the fourth day didnt seem to be going the way of the New Zealander. Fifteen holes into his round, Perks had only hit three fairways and on the 15th, his par putt lipped out from a foot to put him one behind the leading group at five under par. A combination of bravery and luck worked in his favour at the long 16th as his ambitious second narrowly missed the water, and Perks rewarded himself by chipping in for a remarkable eagle to take a one-shot lead. He wowed the crowd yet again when he doubled his advantage on the following hole, rolling his slippery 30-foot putt down the slope and into the hole. Craig Perks tips his cap to the gallery having holed his second chip in three holes at the par-four 18th in 2002 Having missed six fairways to the right, Perks opted for the safe option and took out the three-wood on the final hole in a move one commentator described as idiotic, and, sure enough, the Kiwis tee shot veered into the trees and left him with no option but to pitch back to the fairway.His 162-yard third could not hold the green and he faced a tough up and down just to limit the damage to a bogey, but Perks holed from off the green for the second time in two holes and when Tiger Woods presented Perks the trophy, all he could say was: Youre unbelievable. Ways to watch How to keep up to date with the action from Sawgrass across Sky Sports this week... Adam Scott, 2004At the age of 23, Scott became the youngest ever winner of the Players Championship, but without the luxury of a two-shot lead over Padraig Harrington coming down the 72nd hole, it could have been a very different story. Leading after both the first and third rounds, Scott began the day with a two-shot lead at 10 under and looked supremely confident as he stayed at the summit throughout Sunday. Adam Scott dropped his six iron on the final hole as his second shot found the water in 2004 - but he still managed to secure victory The Australian safely negotiated the 17th to remain two clear of Harrington, and he made light of taking on one of the most daunting tee shots in golf at the last and split the fairway.With a six-iron in hand, Scott attempted to punch his second shot towards the right-hand side of the green and looked as surprised as the rest of the gallery to see his ball hook left into the hazard. The engraver had even begun etching his name on to the trophy, but was told to stop immediately after the splash.Now needing to get up and down to avoid extra holes, Scott calmly stepped up to his ball and chipped it to 10 feet. The putt stayed true, and Scott described a feeling of calmness as he saw the ball roll into the middle of the hole. Sergio Garcia, 2008With the biggest victory of his career, Garcias sudden-death play-off victory against Paul Goydos was the accumulation of a final-round putting masterclass. In winds gusting up to 40mph, the Spaniard only needed 28 putts during his composed final-round 71. Posting a near-perfect back nine, Garcia answered his lone blemish at the short 13th hole with a birdie at the next, where he nailed a thrilling 47-foot putt to move just one behind long-time leader Goydos. On the par-three 17th, Garcia left himself an awkward, downhill par putt, but it was the type of clutch putt he needed to keep him in contention. Reflecting on the putt after completing his round, he described it as the longest three feet I have ever seen. Sergio Garcia needed just 28 putts to force a play-off and claim victory over Paul Goydos in 2008 Yet his biggest par save was still to come, and on the final hole Garcia left himself with a testing seven-footer which he knocked in to finish on five under, and Goydos could not emulate the Spaniards battling par at 18 and sent the tournament into the first play-off for 21 years.The pair headed back to the 17th tee and Garcia piled the pressure on the veteran American with a stunning wedge to four feet. Goydos ballooned his tee shot out into the water, and a tap-in par was enough for Garcia to snatch the win and sweep to a career-high second in the world rankings. Henrik Stenson, 2009In the baking heat that caused the greens to become icy fast, Stenson produced what commentator Johnny Miller described as: The best round of Sunday golf I have ever seen.The Swede began the day five shots behind the leading group, but his flawless round of 66 in the hard and fast conditions earned him a four-shot victory by the end of the day. Missing only one fairway during the final round and barely touching his driver, Stenson carded six birdies and 12 pars in a supreme display of ball-striking. With a flawless final round, Henrik Stenson overturned a five-shot deficit to win the tournament by four shots on a difficult final day in 2009 A 15-foot birdie putt from the edge of the seventh green lifted him into a share of the lead with Ian Poulter, Ben Crane and Retief Goosen, and he would take the outright lead just two holes later. Stenson hit driver only once all day at the long 11th, where he bunkered his second before splashing out to four feet and holing the chance for birdie, and a three-wood and a mid-iron to the heart of the 16th green set up another gain which took him four clear of a fading Poulter.I could afford to go bogey-bogey and still win it, said Stenson, after wrapping up the second PGA Tour title of his career. Thats always a handy situation to be in.Martin Kaymer, 2014A long rain delay and some uncertain shot-making down the stretch on Sunday looked to have scuppered Kaymers chances of victory, but one remarkable putt at the 17th enabled the former world No 1 to hang on in a thrilling finale in fading light.The German had momentum on his side when he got up and down for birdies at the ninth and 11th, but play was suspended due to approaching thunder and lightning storms with Kaymer leading by three strokes with four holes remaining. Martin Kaymer held a three-shot lead when play was suspended in 2014, and instantly dropped two shots when he returned Following the lengthy hold-up, Kaymer drove into the pines at the 15th and ran up a double-bogey, and his curious decision to use a putter from several yards off the 16th green backfired as he settled for a disappointing par.Kaymer took the safe line at 17 and his ball cleared the water, only to spin back sharply and came to rest in the fringe just a couple of feet from the hazard, and his woeful chip left him staring at a 30-foot putt for par.But the US Open champion curled home the monster putt to stay one clear of the field and, needing lights from the clubhouse and the scoreboards on the 18th green, Kaymer managed once more to get up and down for par to pip Jim Furyk to the title. Fowler to bounce back Rich Beem expects Rickie Fowler to recover from his Wells Fargo near-miss and challenge at Sawgrass Rickie Fowler, 2015Standing on the 13th tee on the final day, Fowler was six shots off the leading group, but what followed was an end that will go down in history as one of the best finishes the tournament has ever seen.The young American knew he had to do something special, and he ignited his astonishing charge with a 10-foot putt for birdie at 13 and his par at the next proved to be his worst score for the remainder of the round. Rickie Fowler finished birdie, par, birdie, eagle, birdie, birdie to force a play-off against Kevin Kisner and Sergio Garcia last year Fowler, determined to silence the doubters after being labelled as one of the most overrated players on the PGA Tour at the start of the week, followed a birdie at 15 with a stunning second to a couple of feet at the 16th which set up an eagle. Now trailing by only one, Fowlers nerveless wedge to 17 pitched eight feet from the pin and rolled even closer, and he picked up his fifth shot in as many holes when his putt found the left side of the cup.Fowler managed the second-longest tee shot of the day at 331 yards on the final hole and found the middle of the green with his approach, and his red-hot putter struck again as the birdie putt dropped to give him the clubhouse lead on 12 under - a target later matched by Kevin Kisner and Sergio Garcia.The Spaniard was eliminated after the subsequent three-hole play-off - the first in the tournaments history - and Fowler then hit another near-perfect wedge to the 17th for the third time on Sunday to pip Kisner to the title. 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The loss kept Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., from reaching a third fourth-round spot in Melbourne over the past four years. Hugo Lloris Jersey .J. -- The Houston Astros had the No. Ben Davies Jersey . The Toronto Argonauts signed the veteran linebacker to a three-year deal Tuesday, hours after the start of CFL free agency.GREENSBORO, N.C. - Camilo Villegas got away from golf for a little while, and his game came back. A recharged Villegas shot a 7-under 63 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round at the Wyndham Championship. North Carolina natives Webb Simpson and William McGirt shot 64, and Scott Langley, Heath Slocum, Paul Casey, Andrew Loupe and Martin Laird were another stroke back in the final event before the PGA Tours playoffs. Villegas hasnt won since 2010 and has only two top-10 finishes in the last three years. After pulling out of the Canadian Open after one round last month, he spent the past week back in his native Colombia for "a little recharge" — leaving his clubs behind in Florida. "I just thought it was appropriate to hop on a plane and see mom and dad and recharge a little bit," Villegas said. It helped him make a late charge up the Sedgefield Country Club leaderboard. Starting on the back nine, he had three early birdies before getting even hotter late: He followed his birdie on the fourth with an eagle on the par-5 fifth, placing his second shot about 3 feet from the stick. He claimed sole possession of the lead two holes later with a birdie, sinking a 15-foot putt on the par-3 seventh. But early leads have been something of a curse at Sedgefield. Since the tournament returned to the course in 2008, the only first-round leader to win was Arjun Atwal in 2010. And first-round leads havent exactly been kind to Villegas lately, either. He held two of them last year, but missed the cut at the Honda Classic and finished 71st at the John Deere. "Ive also played great rounds and played some good ones after that," Villegas said. "Its a matter of just coming out here and playing good golf tomorrow. There shouldnt be any relationship between Thursday-Friday and Friday-Saturday or Saturday-Sunday." Simpson, the 2011 winner, hopes to make an impression on U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson. His three captains picks are due next month. Simpson finished 15th on the Ryder Cup points list. "Its on my mind a little bit, but there are so many things I cant control with what the captain does and how other guys play," Simpson said. "I think if I have a good week this week — not just todday but this week — itll show that I really want to make the team.dddddddddddd I want to make a good argument for myself to be a pick." Simpson has always been a local favourite and top draw at this tournament — even before he claimed his first PGA Tour victory here three years ago, and well before he won the 2012 U.S. Open at the Olympic Club. The Raleigh native played college golf at nearby Wake Forest and lives in Charlotte. Playing in the marquee grouping of the day along with fellow Wyndham winners Brandt Snedeker (2007) and Patrick Reed (2013), Simpson birdied his first four holes. He was briefly at 7 -under before he wound up with a bogey on the 17th when his 3-foot par putt hit a spike mark. "Normally, the ball will kind of pop right over, but it got it pretty good and went right," Simpson said. "Late in the day, it happens to everybody." McGirt also played well after spending some time away from the game. After his tie for 25th at the Canadian Open, the fourth-year pro took a break to paint his garage and — as the father of a 17-month-old son — joked that there were a "lot of dirty diapers I got to change." He also made a visit to his coach in Charleston, South Carolina, but otherwise kept his clubs in their travel case. He said he typically doesnt play at all when hes home. "I mean, I love to play golf," McGirt quipped. "But not that much." The 35-year-old McGirt who grew up near the North Carolina-South Carolina line in Fairmont closed with five birdies on the back nine to make up for two early bogeys. He wrapped up by sinking a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th. Laird needs a strong week here to climb into the playoffs beginning next week in New Jersey. He arrived at No. 136 on the points list and the top 125 qualify for The Barclays. Its a familiar position for him: As a rookie in 2008, he came to the Wyndham outside the playoff picture before his fourth-place tie pushed him into The Barclays. "Since then, Ive always liked this golf course," Laird said. "Its just a position course. Get in the fairway and kind of pick and choose your spots where you can go at flags. 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