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Well we got there in the end and wasn't Cameron Smith something else today?

He claimed the biggest win of his career and the $3.6m top prize at a Players Championship that featured storm delays and near freezing temperatures.

You can read all about his triumph at the PGA Tour's flagship event in our report.

The Australian holed 10 birdies in a six-under-par 66 to win on13 under, one shot ahead of India's Anirban Lahiri in Florida.

England's Paul Casey pushed Smith as he carded a 69 to end third on 11 under.

-13 Smith

-12 Lahiri

-11 Casey

-10 Kisner

-9 Bradley

-8 Varner III, Knox, Ghim

-7 Straka, Hadwin, Hovland, Johnson

Selected others

-6 Hatton, Lowry

-5 Fleetwood

-4 Garcia

-3 Poulter, Thomas, Power, McIlroy

+2 Rahm

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Players Championship winner Cameron Smith picks up on the importance of being reunited with his family: "It was unreal. I have not seen them for two-and-a-half years, golf really took a back seat and it was nice to get this for them.

"It is so nice to have them here and give mum a hug."

On local knowledge helping him to victory: "There are some tricky putts around here that you get to know over time and obviously spending a bit of time here helped.

"I feel as though one of these big ones was the next step for me. I have knocked on the door a few times and I felt it was my time. I hit lots of quality golf shots and did not back down.

On being another Australian winner: "The golf course reminds me of home it is firm and fast and you have to hit a lot of different shots into the greens which are alsways quick. To be so far away but be so similar to home is nice."

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Time to have a good listen into the presentation and see what else Cameron Smith has to say after scooping the largest prize in golf - $3.6m....

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England's Paul Casey, who finished third, speaking to Sky Sports: "I wish my ball had not finished in a ball mark on the 16th fairway.

"It was the best tee shot I have hit all week on that hole. Cameron had hit it into the tree and I thought the door was open. I wanted to go for the green but there were too many variables and too many risks.

"With that quality of golf yes [I can win a big tournament] and you have to acknowledge how well Cam played today. To start off with all the birdies, it was a remarkable round of golf.

"There was no losing it, he flat out won it and you have to respect that. But if I keep playing that level of golf why not?"

Cameron Smith's victory means he has now won five PGA Tour titles, with that being the second of his season.

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Players Championship winner Cameron Smith speaking to Sky Sports: "It's been a long hard week and it is so nice to come out on top but this is one of the big ones and it is nice to get it done."

On his family and friends being present for his victory: "They came over last week and golf took a back step because I have not seen them for so long and all I wanted to do was hang out with them because I had not seen them for so long. It is so cool to get the win for them."

Only three players have won multiple titles on the PGA Tour this season: Cameron Smith (two) Scottie Scheffler (two) and Hideki Matsuyama (two).

Cameron Smith becomes the fifth Australian to win the Players after Steve Elkington (1991 & 1997), Greg Norman (1994), Adam Scott (2004) and Jason Day (2016).

Decent company to be in.

Last chance. Anirban Lahiri misses with his chip.

Anirban Lahiri looks gutted. He pushes at this approach into the 18th and lands it well short.

He is going to need to chip in to take us to a play-off.

Cam Smith is signing for his card now with one eye on play on the 18th. Who can blame him.

Cam Smith makes bogey. This is all coming down to whether Anirban Lahiri can make birdie.

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Oh my. Cam Smith goes straight at the flag again. His ball lands like a dream and spins and checks before stopping three feet from the pin.

Paul Casey claims a very solid par but that's not going to bother either Smith or Lahiri.

Anirban Lahiri is under huge pressure on the tee at 18 but zings his drive down the left.

This is some ending.

Over on the 17th Anirban Lahiri sinks his 12-footer for birdie. This ain't finished yet.

Peter Scrivener
BBC Sport at TPC Sawgrass

I said many hours ago that Cam Smith has a habit of making mistakes when he looks in control. Three successive bogeys on the seventh, eighth and ninth looked to have been those mistakes.

But what is he thinking on 18? A high-handicapper error from the pine straw. Oh wow. This tournament is back on.

Pure adrenalin surely.

Cam Smith punches out of the pines but puts way too much juice on that and watches his ball pick up pace, skipping across the fairway into the water.