Ponte Vedra Beach, March 17 -- Cameron Young delivered the biggest birdie of his career on the most notorious hole on the TPC Sawgrass, a sand wedge to 10 feet to tie for the lead in The Players Championship. And then he was even better on a shot equally daunting. Young finally won a big title to go with his major talent on an electric stage with pressure at every turn. He produced the goods on the final two holes - the birdie on the wind-blown island-green 17th, and a 375-yard drive down the 18th that set up a one-shot victory on Sunday. "It's so loud on 17. You just know kind of all eyes are right there on you so there's nowhere to hide," Young said. "And I feel like I stepped up really well and hit a bunch of good shots those last couple holes, so I'm very proud of that." Most impressive was the previous day on the 18th hole, his drive ended with a splash and a double bogey. There was no margin for error this time, tied for the lead with Matt Fitzpatrick. Young picked out his line and had one final thought: "I'm going to hit the best shot of my life right here." He had never had a thought like that because he had never been in this position before. But he couldn't think of a better shot he ever hit. Moments later, Fitzpatrick failed to save par from the trees when he missed an 8-foot putt. Young tapped in for par and a 4-under 68. "The nerves kicked in over the 8-inch putt on the last," Young said. "That hole looked really, really small there from pretty close range." It was only his second victory on the PGA Tour. He tied the tour record with seven runner-up finishes before winning late last summer in Wyndham. But this is the PGA Tour's crown jewel, loosely known as the fifth Major, on a Stadium Course that taxes brains and more than not breaks hearts. It was like that for Ludvig Aberg, who had a three-shot lead going into the final round and was still in control until he imploded on the back nine with shots into the water on consecutive holes. He shot 40 on the final nine for a 76 and tied for fifth. And it felt that way for Fitzpatrick, who thought he nailed his drive on the 18th only to see it run through the fairway and into the pine straw. He pitched out to the front of the green, pitched beautifully to 8 feet and missed the putt to force a playoff. He closed with a 68. "I felt like I hit a good drive," Fitzpatrick said. "And once you're out of position it's difficult to make your par."Young finished at 13-under 275 and earned $4.5 million with a victory that moves him to No. 4 in the world. His objective early in the year was to get into contention as often as possible to prepare for the Masters, and he did better than that. Fitzpatrick was the first to seize on Aberg's collapse, hitting wedge to tap-in range for birdie on the 12th and a tee shot to 4 feet for birdie on the 13th. Young matched the great tee shot on the 13th for birdie to stay one behind, and it was duel from there. Young felt that mixture of nerves and confidence, a lesson learned from his Ryder Cup debut last fall at Bethpage Black in his native New York. There were a few chants of "USA! USA!" as he played with Fitzpatrick of England when it became clear the winner would come from that group....