Bob MacIntyre's Players dreams slipped away. But he found meaning in defeat

Robert MacIntyre walked down the 16th fairway on Sunday and knew what could be waiting for him at the end of the final two-and-a-half holes at TPC Sawgrass. He had been in this position before and got it over the line. But there are levels to winning in pro golf. MacIntyre knows this well. He has won the RBC Canadian Open and captured his home Scottish Open, winning the championship that was nearest to his heart. But some tournaments are different — because of what they mean to everyone and what winning them says about you. They live forever. Whatever you make of the fifth-major talk, the Players Championship is one of those tournaments. It exists in a tier slightly below the four majors,...