"Echavarria, who was three shots back with three holes left, shot a 5-under 66 on Sunday to win at PGA National, finishing at 17-under 267 and beating Lowry (69), Austin Smotherman (69) and Taylor Moore (68) by two shots."
"The Irishman was undone by consecutive double bogeys at the par-4 16th and par-3 17th, both resulting from tee shots that drifted way right and into the water. He remains snakebit by PGA National, where he has now finished in the top 11 for five straight years without a victory."
"It was Echavarria's third PGA Tour win and first in the contiguous United States, and this one earned the 31-year-old from Colombia a second Masters invitation. The $1.728 million winner's check was the biggest of his career, about $200,000 more than what he got for winning the Zozo Championship in Japan in 2024."
Nico Echavarria captured the Cognizant Classic at PGA National, finishing at 17-under 267 and winning by two strokes over Shane Lowry, Austin Smotherman, and Taylor Moore. Echavarria shot a bogey-free 66 on Sunday, overcoming a three-shot deficit with three holes remaining. Lowry's collapse came at holes 16 and 17, where consecutive double bogeys from wayward tee shots into the water cost him the tournament. Echavarria's victory marked his third PGA Tour win and first in the contiguous United States, earning him a second Masters invitation and $1.728 million. The Colombian golfer became the sixth South American player to achieve at least three PGA Tour victories.
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