Shane Lowry&x27;s collapse allows Nico Echavarria to win Cognizant Classic Field Level MediaSun, March 1, 2026 at 11:16 PM UTC 0 Mar 1, 2026; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA; Nico Echavarria hits his tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the Cognizant Classic golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold MatayImagn Images (Reinhold MatayImagn Images) Colombia's Nico Echavarria played a steady final round of 5underpar 66 and benefited from late struggles from Ireland's Shane Lowry to win the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches on Sunday at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Shane Lowry's collapse allows Nico Echavarria to win Cognizant Classic
Field Level MediaSun, March 1, 2026 at 11:16 PM UTC
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Mar 1, 2026; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA; Nico Echavarria hits his tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the Cognizant Classic golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images (Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images)
Colombia's Nico Echavarria played a steady final round of 5-under-par 66 and benefited from late struggles from Ireland's Shane Lowry to win the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches on Sunday at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Echavarria, who trailed by three strokes on the backside, turned in a 17-under 267 at PGA National's Champion Course for his first PGA Tour victory since 2024 and his third overall. He held a two-stroke edge on Lowry, Austin Smotherman and Taylor Moore.
Lowry, who posted 68, appeared heading toward a victory until double-bogeys on Nos. 16 and 17 cost him. His tee shots on both holes ended up in the water.
Until then, he was 6 under for the round without a bogey.
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The first double-bogey allowed Echavarria, who was in the process of notching a birdie on No. 17, to pull even. The next series of miscues handed Echavarria the lead.
Moore also shot 68. Smotherman, who began the round tied for the lead with Lowry, had a birdie on the last hole to register 69.
Ricky Castillo, with a final-round 68, finished fifth at 13 under.
Brooks Koepka had a notable final day as his 65 was tied for the best score of the round. Koepka ended up at 10 under in a ninth-place tie. Denmark's Nicolai Hojgaard also had 65, putting him at 11 under in a sixth-place tie with William Mouw (67) and Keith Mitchell (68).
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Published: March 2, 2026 at 01:27AM on Source: RED MAG
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