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Nico Echavarria Wins the Cognizant Classic with a Flawless Weekend After Shane Lowry Melts Down Late
Nico Echavarria rallied from three shots back with three holes remaining to win the Cognizant Classic, shooting 5-under 66 while Shane Lowry made consecutive double bogeys.
- On Mar 1, 2026 at PGA National, Nico Echavarria, who was three shots back with three holes left, shot a 5-under 66 to win by two strokes, finishing at 17-under 267.
- Shane Lowry had a three-shot lead going to the par-4 16th but his long iron hit the water, causing a double bogey, then another double bogey at the par-3 17th after more water trouble.
- Echavarria carded a bogey-free final round 66 to finish 17-under 267, while Shane Lowry signed for a 69, tying with Austin Smotherman and Taylor Moore for second.
- He collected a $1.728 million winner's check, the biggest payout of his career, and his third PGA Tour win, earning a second Masters invitation.
- Lowry now heads to the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill after finishing inside the top 11 at PGA National for five straight years without a win, while Echavarria promised his wife they'd add a dog after his third win.
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